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. 2021 Feb 10;16(5):1165–1172. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02560-4

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of COVID-19 patients at admission

Total (n = 75) Non-survivals (n = 9) Survivals (n = 63) p value*
Age, years 58.8 ± 14.9 72.4 ± 10.1 57.0 ± 14.5 0.003
Gender, male (n, %) 35 (46.7%) 6 (66.7%) 29 (43.9%) 0.29
Comorbidities (n, %) 34 (45.3%) 6 (66.7%) 28 (42.4%) 0.29
WBC (109/L) 6.41 ± 2.06 7.81 ± 2.26 6.21 ± 1.97 0.03
Lym (109/L) 1.41 ± 0.62 0.85 ± 0.55 1.49 ± 0.59 0.003
PLT (109/L)a 255.5 (199.3, 322.5) 206.0 (160.5, 299.0) 259.0 (205.5, 323.0) 0.12
BUN (mmol/L)a 4.30 (3.40, 5.70) 7.70 (5.05, 21.20) 4.10 (3.18, 5.25) 0.002
Creatinine (µmol/L)a 70.0 (53.0, 82.0) 110.0 (59.5, 188.0) 65.0 (52.0, 79.3) 0.04
TB (µmol/L)a 7.9 (6.6, 11.5) 9.8 (7.3, 13.4) 7.7 (6.6, 11.4) 0.20
INRa 1.07 (1.03, 1.12) 1.17 (1.05, 1.28) 1.07 (1.01, 1.10) 0.04
d-dimer (µg/mL FEU)a 0.48 (0.22, 1.43) 2.16 (1.52, 9.69) 0.43 (0.22, 1.15) < 0.001
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)a 96.0 (36.0, 207.0) 943.0 (262.5, 2539.0) 67.0 (29.3, 163.8) < 0.001
TnI (pg/mL)a 2.60 (1.90, 7.60) 24.60 (13.90, 65.00) 2.25 (1.90, 4.90) < 0.001
CRP (mg/L)a 4.10 (0.80, 35.80) 119.70 (75.50, 144.50) 3.00 (0.70, 17.40) < 0.001
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)a 0.06 (0.05, 0.09) 0.21 (0.14, 0.47) 0.06 (0.05, 0.07) < 0.001
CK (µ/L)a 65.0 (43.5, 99.5) 188.0 (118.0, 296.0) 64.5 (42.0, 88.3) 0.001
LDH (µ/L)a 253.0 (183.0, 314.0) 465.0 (300.0, 576.0) 239.5 (174.8, 302.0) < 0.001
Interleukin-6 (pg/mL)a 3.62 (1.54, 14.27) 63.13 (28.16, 125.45) 3.13 (1.50, 8.01) < 0.001

WBC white blood cell counts, Lym lymphocyte counts, PLT platelet counts, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, TB total bilirubin, INR international normalized ratio, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, TnI troponin I, CRP c-reactive protein, CK creatine kinase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase

*p values for the comparison of baseline characteristics between non-survivals and survivals. Student’s t test, Mann–Whitney U test or Fisher’s exact test according to the characteristics of distribution

aMedian (interquartile range)