Table 2.

Results at admission and peak values

Laboratory values for all patients, median (IQR)	Admission	Peak or Nadir values	Reference range
LDH (U/L)	269.5 (218.8–323.5)	323 (255.8–439)	120–250
AST (U/L)	34.5 (27–47.3)	53 (33.8–89.5)	0–45
ALT (U/L)	42.9 (26–50)	75.9 (32–99)	0–55
CRP (mg/L)	10.1 (2.8–42.4)	25.6 (3.8–93.8)	0–8
Platelet count (×109/L)	209 (175–244)	192 (149–228)†	150–450
Lymphocyte count (×109/L)	1.3 (0.95–1.7)	1.1 (0.77–1.6)†	1.1–3.5
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (NLR)	2.3 (1.6–4.1)	3.5 (2.3–5.4)†
Eosinophil count (×109/L)	0.02 (0.01–0.05)	0.01 (0.01–0.04)†	0.02–0.5
Computed tomography of the chest (n = 25), n (%)
Bilateral peripheral ground glass opacities	24 (96)
Lobar consolidation	3 (12)
Pulmonary embolism	2 (8)

^†Nadir values.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C‐reactive protein; IQR, interquartile range; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.