Table 2.
Differences in clinical laboratory indicators (CLIs) between patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and COVID-19.
| CLI | CAP patients (n=60) | COVID-19 patients (n=61) | P value | ||
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n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
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| Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 43 (72) | 0.629 (0.838) | 55 (90) | 0.134 (0.184) | <.001 |
| Monoamine oxidase B (U/L) | 35 (58) | 4.569 (1.748) | 53 (87) | 3.538 (1.592) | .001 |
| Myoglobin (ng/mL) | 14 (23) | 39.179 (29.421) | 23 (38) | 65.794 (87.039) | .04 |
| Micro–C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 41 (68) | 63.943 (64.530) | 13 (21) | 22.568 (29.577) | .004 |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 30 (50) | 12.780 (0.873) | 53 (87) | 12.460 (1.107) | .04 |
| Thrombin time (seconds) | 30 (50) | 15.123 (1.565) | 53 (87) | 14.655 (1.422) | .049 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 53 (88) | 35.508 (5.929) | 54 (89) | 37.831 (6.169) | .04 |
| Albumin to globulin ratio | 53 (88) | 1.211 (0.295) | 54 (89) | 1.378 (0.482) | .047 |
| α-L-fucosidase (U/L) | 35 (58) | 17.709 (5.167) | 50 (82) | 22.106 (5.698) | <.001 |
| Uric acid (μmol/L) | 44 (73) | 284.193 (118.608) | 54 (89) | 325.261 (92.914) | .007 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 54 (90) | 3.900 (0.462) | 55 (90) | 4.021 (0.392) | .03 |
| White blood count cell (×109/L) | 58 (97) | 8.858 (5.576) | 56 (92) | 5.293 (2.047) | <.001 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 57 (95) | 72.958 (15.544) | 56 (92) | 66.661 (14.013) | .007 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 56 (93) | 18.646 (13.416) | 56 (92) | 24.014 (11.175) | .002 |
| Neutrophil count (×109/L) | 56 (93) | 6.797 (5.525) | 56 (92) | 3.649 (1.949) | <.001 |
| Monocyte count (×109/L) | 55 (92) | 0.565 (0.337) | 56 (92) | 0.404 (0.194) | .009 |
| Eosinophil count (×109/L) | 55 (92) | 0.111 (0.213) | 56 (92) | 0.053 (0.072) | .03 |
| Basophil count (×109/L) | 55 (92) | 0.021 (0.013) | 56 (92) | 0.015 (0.013) | .002 |
| Red blood cell count (×1012/L) | 56 (93) | 4.028 (0.647) | 56 (92) | 4.284 (0.570) | .008 |
| Hemoglobin concentration (g/L) | 55 (92) | 120.800 (17.326) | 56 (92) | 130.143 (16.888) | .005 |
| Packed-cell volume (hematocrit) (L/L) | 55 (92) | 0.371 (0.052) | 56 (92) | 0.389 (0.049) | .04 |
| Mean red blood cell volume (fL) | 55 (92) | 93.255 (6.662) | 56 (92) | 91.241 (6.501) | .01 |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/L) | 55 (92) | 325.473 (8.360) | 56 (92) | 334.482 (13.559) | <.001 |
| Red blood cell distribution width–standard deviation (fL) | 55 (92) | 41.476 (2.573) | 56 (92) | 41.141 (4.082) | .01 |