Table 3.
Difference in clinical laboratory indicators (CLIs) between patients with common and severe types of COVID-19.
| CLIs | Patients with a common type of COVID-19 (n=50) | Patients with a severe type of COVID-19 (n=11) | P value | ||
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n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
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| Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 44 (88) | 0.112 (0.170) | 11 (100) | 0.224 (0.217) | .01 |
| N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (pg/mL) | 29 (58) | 366.053 (549.429) | 11 (100) | 534.782 (398.067) | .03 |
| Hypersensitive C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 41 (82) | 23.332 (34.483) | 11 (100) | 72.458 (60.805) | .002 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 26 (52) | 214.896 (73.319) | 8 (73) | 314.750 (118.755) | .02 |
| D-dimer (mg/L) | 42 (84) | 0.834 (1.115) | 11 (100) | 5.133 (10.399) | .005 |
| Myoglobin (ng/mL) | 16 (32) | 49.221 (60.505) | 7 (64) | 103.674 (127.354) | .02 |
| Cardiac troponin (ng/mL) | 16 (32) | 0.011 (0.003) | 7 (64) | 0.033 (0.041) | .02 |
| Creatine kinase (U/L) | 27 (54) | 81.296 (47.153) | 8 (73) | 202.125 (195.052) | .02 |
| Fibrinogen content (mg/dL) | 42 (84) | 411.905 (104.363) | 11 (100) | 467.455 (76.500) | .03 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 46 (92) | 29.413 (15.756) | 10 (91) | 45.600 (18.969) | .004 |
| γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L) | 44 (88) | 46.046 (41.609) | 10 (91) | 80.000 (44.229) | .007 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 44 (88) | 38.602 (6.267) | 10 (91) | 34.440 (4.558) | .02 |
| Albumin to globulin ratio | 44 (88) | 1.436 (0.507) | 10 (91) | 1.120 (0.230) | .02 |
| Indirect bilirubin (μmol/L) | 44 (88) | 9.482 (3.841) | 10 (91) | 7.960 (4.336) | .048 |
| Prealbumin (mg/L) | 41 (82) | 180.171 (83.374) | 9 (82) | 125.556 (68.182) | .03 |
| β2-microglobulin (mg/L) | 41 (82) | 1.978 (0.430) | 9 (82) | 2.528 (1.015) | .01 |
| Carbon dioxide binding capacity (mmol/L) | 41 (82) | 25.420 (2.537) | 9 (82) | 22.733 (2.018) | .002 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 44 (88) | 4.057 (0.414) | 11 (100) | 3.876 (0.251) | .04 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) | 30 (60) | 55.433 (41.639) | 7 (64) | 87.000 (35.081) | .02 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 45 (90) | 64.496 (13.286) | 11 (100) | 75.519 (14.001) | .02 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 45 (90) | 25.711 (10.932) | 11 (100) | 17.073 (9.750) | .01 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 45 (90) | 1.236 (1.388) | 11 (100) | 0.391 (1.038) | .009 |
| Eosinophil count (×109/L) | 45 (90) | 0.062 (0.076) | 11 (100) | 0.014 (0.039) | .003 |
| Lymphocyte count (×109/L) | 45 (90) | 1.255 (0.558) | 11 (100) | 0.835 (0.383) | .008 |
| Packed-cell volume (hematocrit) (L/L) | 45 (90) | 0.395 (0.050) | 11 (100) | 0.368 (0.036) | .03 |
| Red blood cell distribution width–coefficient of variation (%) | 45 (90) | 12.658 (1.171) | 11 (100) | 12.873 (0.781) | .03 |