Table 2. Laboratory findings on admission.
| Categories | Normal range* | Overall [Mean (SD)] | Groups | p-Value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal (n = 4) [Mean (SD)] | Non-fatal (n = 19) [Mean (SD)] | ||||
| WBC (/mm3) | 3,300–8,600 | 2,737 (2,527) | 1,337 (457) | 3,032 (2691) | 0.2312 |
| Hb (g/dL) | M: 13.7–16.8 F: 11.6–14.8 |
14.2 (2.2) | 14.2 (1.4) | 14.2 (2.4) | 0.9786 |
| Plt (×104/ mm3) | 15.8–34.8 | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.2) | 5.2 (1.5) | 0. 9909 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.1–5.1 | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.5) | 0.6138 |
| AST (U/L) | 13–30 | 278 (193) | 367 (161) | 259 (197) | 0.3189 |
| ALT (U/L) | M: 10–42 F: 7–23 |
110 (80.9) | 154 (97.7) | 101 (76.7) | 0.2422 |
| LDH (U/L) | 124–222 | 890 (431) | 926 (123) | 882 (473) | 0.8541 |
| CK (U/L) | M: 59–248 F: 41–153 |
1,897 (2,430) | 1,105 (1,001) | 2,064 (2,623) | 0.4859 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | M: 0.65–0.07 F: 0.46–0.79 |
1.07 (0.76) | 0.79 (0.19) | 1.13 (0.82) | 0.4254 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 8–20 | 22.4 (11.2) | 17.7 (5.9) | 23.3 (11.9) | 0.3768 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.00–0.14 | 0.9 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.0) | 0.9435 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | M: 18.6–261 F: 4.0–64.2 |
8,156 (112 340) | 16,367 (23 629) | 6,428 (6 574) | 0.1094 |
| Viral genome load (log10 copies/mL) | 5.0 (1.2) | 6.5 (1.5) | 4.7 (0.9) | 0.0029 | |
* Japanese Committee For Clinical Laboratory Standards, JCCLS
† Student t-test.