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. 2021 Feb 25;51(2):189–198. doi: 10.1111/imj.15106

Table 3.

Age, BMI and laboratory values

Laboratory value, median (IQR) Outcome P‐value
Yes No
Oxygen supplementation
n 39 64
Age (years) 68 (55–72) 57.5 (50.3–63.8) <0.01
BMI (kg/m²) 29.1 (24.8–33.7) 26.7 (22.9–31.2) 0.24
Peak LDH (U/L) 455 (373–539) 266 (235–318) <0.01
Peak AST (U/L) 85 (55–127) 37 (28–58) <0.01
Peak ALT (U/L) 85 (53–129) 41 (26.3–68) <0.01
Peak CRP (mg/L) 120 (62.7–180) 6.3 (1.9–24.7) <0.01
Nadir platelet count (×109/L) 160 (125–195) 203 (177–239) <0.01
Nadir lymphocyte count (×109/L) 0.78 (0.5–1.2) 1.23 (0.9–1.7) <0.01
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at lymphocyte nadir) 6.3 (4.1–13.4) 2.2 (1.7–3.2) <0.01
Nadir eosinophil count (×109/L) 0 (0.0–0.01) 0.03 (0.01–0.06) <0.01
ICU admission
n 18 85
Age (years) 66.5 (57.5–74.3) 60 (51–67.5) 0.04
BMI (kg/m²) 27.6 (24.1–30.9) 27.2 (23.9–31.6) 0.78
Peak LDH (U/L) 479 (416.3–673.8) 295 (245–381) <0.01
Peak AST (U/L) 99 (77.5–166) 42.5 (31–70.8) <0.01
Peak ALT (U/L) 95.5 (62.8–183.3) 53 (28–83.5) <0.01
Peak CRP (mg/L) 143.3 (83.8–199.2) 11.8 (3.3–60.3) <0.01
Nadir platelet count (×109/L) 167.5 (107–195) 194 (159–236) 0.05
Nadir lymphocyte count (×109/L) 0.61(0.43–1.1) 1.2 (0.9–1.6) <0.01
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at lymphocyte nadir) 9.4 (5.4–21.2) 2.6 (1.8–4.0) <0.01
Nadir eosinophil count (×109/L) 0 (0–0.003) 0.02 (0.01–0.05) <0.01
Death
n 4 99
Age (years) 74.5 (65–75.8) 60 (51–68) 0.02
BMI (kg/m²) 25.7 (NA) 27.4 (24.2–31.4) 0.57
Peak LDH (U/L) 682 (497–1130) 316.5 (254.5–426) <0.01
Peak AST (U/L) 301.5 (120.8–595.5) 51.5 (33–80.5) <0.01
Peak ALT (U/L) 132 (72.5–403.8) 55 (30–93) 0.03
Peak CRP (mg/L) 121 (96.9–154.6) 23 (3.8–84) 0.03
Nadir platelet count (×109/L) 130 (96–186) 192 (150–228) 0.05
Nadir lymphocyte count (×109/L) 0.5 (0.3–1.8) 1.1 (0.78–1.6) 0.15
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at lymphocyte nadir) 22 (10.6–30.4) 2.96 (10.6–30.4) <0.01
Nadir eosinophil count (×109/L) 0 (0–0) 0.01 (0–0.04) <0.01

P‐values calculated with Mann−Whitney U‐test.

Insufficient data to calculate IQR.

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