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. 2021 Feb 18;18(8):1768–1777. doi: 10.7150/ijms.54655

Table 2.

First laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients within 3 days of admission among normal, overweight and obesity group

Normal (n=242) Overweight (n=179) Obesity (n=42)
Blood routine A
White blood cell count, ×109/L 4.88 (3.81, 6.49) 5.76 (4.42, 7.2)* 6.49 (4.27, 7.79)*
Neutrophil percentage, % 66.1 (56.2, 75.8) 68.7 (60.9, 79.3)* 71.7 (62.4, 79.0)
Neutrophil count, ×109/L 3.23 (2.31, 4.63) 3.91 (2.7, 5.38)* 4.34 (2.74, 6.32)*
Lymphocyte percentage, % 23.3 (15.4, 31.8) 19.6 (12.3, 28.3)* 20.2 (13.4, 28.7)
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L 1.08 (0.81, 1.46) 1.12 (0.79, 1.53) 1.12 (0.89, 1.65)
Monocyte percentage, % 8.6 (6.3, 10.9) 8.5 (6.1, 10.4) 7.6 (5.3, 8.7)*
Monocyte count, ×109/L 0.42 (0.31, 0.56) 0.45 (0.35, 0.61) 0.45 (0.34, 0.57)
Basophil count, ×109/L 0.01 (0.01, 0.02) 0.01 (0.01, 0.03)* 0.02 (0.01, 0.03)*
Eosinophil count, ×109/L 0.01 (0, 0.06) 0.03 (0, 0.08) 0.01 (0, 0.09)
Blood platelet count, ×109/L 214 (160, 273) 230 (185, 286)* 230 (168, 308)
Inflammation
C-reactive protein B, mg/L 33.1 (6.35, 70.15) 27 (6.65, 60.85) 41.65 (9.28, 70.5)
hsC-reactive protein C, mg/L 5 (5, 5) 5 (5, 5) 5 (5, 5)
Procalcitonin D, ng/mL 0.046 (0.028, 0.096) 0.051 (0.036, 0.082) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08)
Intravenous glucose E, mmol/L 5.33 (4.79, 6.61) 5.76 (5.1, 7.79)* 6.29 (5.13, 7.15)
Blood lipid F
Total cholesterol, mmol/L 3.8 (3.26, 4.47) 3.75 (3.33, 4.43) 3.85 (3.33, 4.40)
Triglyceride, mmol/L 1.14 (0.9, 1.52) 1.19 (0.97, 1.68) 1.34 (1.09, 2.16)*
Low density lipoprotein, mmol/L 2.27 (1.85, 2.91) 2.45 (1.94, 2.88) 2.46 (2.01, 2.97)
High density lipoprotein, mmol/L 0.97 (0.81, 1.14) 0.87 (0.77, 1.05)* 0.88 (0.72, 1.01)*
Blood electrolyte F
K+ 3.9 (3.6, 4.4) 3.9(3.6, 4.2) 4.0 (3.6, 4.3)
Na+ 141 (138, 144) 141 (138, 144) 141 (137, 144)
Liver function
Alanine aminotransferase G, U/L 20 (15, 32) 31 (20, 54)* 33 (21, 47)*
Aspartate aminotransferase G, U/L 24 (19, 34) 29 (21, 43)* 30 (22, 42)
γ-glutamyltransferase H, U/L 22 (15, 35) 33 (22, 57)* 43 (25, 64)*
Alkaline phosphatase H, U/L 59 (49, 70) 64 (54, 79)* 65 (54, 84)
Total bilirubin H, μmol/L 9.8 (7.6, 12.6) 10.8(8.1, 14.2)* 11.2(8.8, 14.8)
Direct bilirubin H, μmol/L 3.5 (2.5, 4.8) 3.9 (2.9, 5)* 4.2 (2.9, 5.4)
Kidney Function I
Creatinine, μmol/L 60 (49, 72) 61 (50, 72) 65 (50, 76)
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L 4.29 (3.41, 5.59) 4.4 (3.58, 5.59) 4.5 (3.95, 5.72)
Blood uric acid, μmol/L 232 (187, 298) 253 (211, 319)* 305 (231, 357)*#
eGFR, mL/min 98.4 (90.0, 106.9) 98.9 (92.0, 108.3) 97.3 (85.6, 112.1)
Myocardial injury
Creatine kinase J, ng/mL 57 (37, 87) 59 (39, 106) 64 (42, 115)
Creatine kinase-MB K, ng/mL 0.89 (0.54, 1.35) 0.96 (0.66, 1.26) 1.12 (0.76, 2.2)*
Lactate dehydrogenase L, U/L 252 (203, 310) 268 (217, 340)* 286 (208, 356)
Myoglobin M, g/L 36.54 (25.26, 58.8) 40.03 (27.92, 61.3) 45.04 (30.57, 80.48)
Hypersensitive troponin I N, ng/mL 0.006 (0.006, 0.009) 0.006 (0.006, 0.008) 0.006 (0.006, 0.009)
NTpro-BNP O, pg/ml 114.7 (47.3, 235.2) 105.1 (34.6, 235.3) 152.7 (61.5, 370.1)
Coagulation function P
D-Dimer, mg/L 0.62 (0.36, 1.44) 0.63 (0.38, 1.36) 0.72 (0.4, 2.67)
Prothrombin time activity, % 84.7 (75.9, 95) 84.7 (77.3, 93.3) 85.4 (82.2, 91.4)
APTT, sec 28.3 (26.3, 31.3) 27.8 (25.6, 30.2)* 27.7 (25.5, 31.2)
International normalized ratio 1.03 (0.97, 1.08) 1.03 (0.97, 1.07) 1.03 (0.99, 1.05)
Thrombin time, sec 17.6 (16.7, 18.4) 17.6 (16.6, 18.5) 17.4 (16.8, 18.2)
Prothrombin time, sec 12 (11.4, 12.6) 11.95 (11.425, 12.5) 12 (11.6, 12.2)
Antithrombin III activity, % 89.9 (82.2,97.8) 88.8 (81.6, 97.8) 87.6 (82.1, 95.9)
Fibrin degradation products, mg/L 2.28 (0.94, 4.99) 1.93 (0.98, 5.38) 2.8 (1.81, 7.35)
Fibrinogen, g/L 4.56 (3.42, 5.46) 4.56 (3.73, 5.7) 4.69 (3.52, 5.87)
Cellular immunity Q
CD16+56+ cell percentage, % 13.1 (8.3, 21.5) 12.5 (8.5, 18.8) 16.4 (10.1, 21.3)
CD16+56+ cell counts, /μL 119 (71, 180) 117 (77, 175) 159 (104, 193)
CD19+ cell percentage, % 14.7 (11.0, 19.3) 17.5 (13.2, 21.6)* 19.1(15.2, 21.3)*
CD19+ cell counts, /μL 129 (9, 184) 159 (106, 247)* 195 (124, 280)*
CD3+ cell percentage, % 68.8 (58.1, 75.6) 67.2 (58.0, 71.9) 62.4 (53.4, 69.5)*
CD3+ cell counts, /μL 623 (427, 882) 659 (441, 927) 628 (424, 858)
CD4+ cell percentage, % 39.4 (32.0, 46.5) 40.4 (33.8, 46.1) 39.7 (33.4, 45.5)
CD4 cell counts, /μL 375 (249, 513) 420 (251, 576) 359 (241, 535)
CD8+ cell percentage, % 23.8 (17.2, 30.1) 21.5 (16.5, 28.0) 18.3 (14.0, 27.2)
CD8+ cell counts, /μL 231 (128, 335) 207 (132, 315) 212 (114, 321)
CD4/CD8 ratio 1.67 (1.21, 2.41) 1.8 (1.32, 2.7) 2.14 (1.38, 3.17)
Arterial blood gas analysis R
PH value 7.42 (7.39, 7.46) 7.43 (7.37, 7.46) 7.44 (7.38, 7.46)
Partial pressure of oxygen, mmHg 88 (70, 112) 83 (70, 109) 78 (55, 87)
Arterial oxygen saturation, % 97 (94, 98) 96 (94, 98) 95 (90, 97)
Arterial lactate acid, mmol/L 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) 1.9 (1.4, 2.6) 2.2 (1.6, 2.6)

Values are Medium (IQR) unless stated otherwise. Continuous variables were compared by the Mann-Whitney test. * p<0.05 vs. Normal weight group; # p<0.05 vs. Overweight group. Abbreviation: hsC-reactive protein, high-sensitive reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NTpro-BNP, N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time. The total number of patients with available data in different groups (n1, n2 and n3 indicates the number in normal weight, overweight and obesity group, respectively): A: n1=237, n2=175, n3=42; B: n1=199, n2=155, n3=36; C: n1=202, n2=159, n3=36; D: n1=218, n2=170, n3=39; E: n1=238, n2=179, n3=42; F: n1=230, n2=173, n3=42; F: n1=238, n2=178, n3=41; G: n1=238, n2=179, n3=42; H: n1=232, n2=176, n3=42; I: n1=238, n2=179, n3=42; J: n1=232, n2=173, n3=41; K: n1=200, n2=140, n3=37; L: n1=232, n2=171, n3=41; M: n1=199, n2=140, n3=36; N: n1=201, n2=145, n3=36; O: n1=175, n2=130, n3=31; P: n1=215, n2=161, n3=39; Q: n1=198, n2=144, n3=33; R: n1=105, n2=82, n3=17.