Table 4.

Admission values

Laboratory value, median (IQR)	Outcome		P‐value
	Yes	No
Oxygen supplementation
n	39	64
Admission LDH (U/L)	317 (274–409)	250 (209–283)	<0.01
Admission AST (U/L)	40 (33–55)	31 (25–42)	<0.01
Admission ALT (U/L)	35 (27–64)	29.5 (24–46)	0.01
Admission CRP (mg/L)	42.4 (14.8–87.4)	4.3 (1.4–13)	<0.01
Admission platelet count (×109/L)	186 (137–243)	219 (187–247.8)	<0.01
Admission lymphocyte count (×109/L)	1.04 (0.7–1.6)	1.4 (1.1–1.8)	<0.01
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at admission)	4.05 (2.3–7.2)	2.0 (1.4–3.2)	<0.01
Admission eosinophil count (×109/L)	0.01 (0–0.03)	0.03 (0.01–0.09)	<0.01
ICU admission
n	18	85
Admission LDH (U/L)	349.5 (281.5–425.3)	259.5 (218–309.8)	<0.01
Admission AST (U/L)	39.5 (31.8–56)	33 (26.3–44)	0.19
Admission ALT (U/L)	34 (27.8–57.3)	32 (24–48)	0.36
Admission CRP (mg/L)	44.5 (23.2–136.6)	7.6 (1.8–29.5)	<0.01
Admission platelet count (×109/L)	183 (146.8–211)	218 (178–247.5)	0.02
Admission lymphocyte count (×109/L)	0.81 (0.7–1.6)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	<0.01
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at admission)	5.3 (2.5–8.0)	2.2 (1.4–3.5)	<0.01
Admission eosinophil count (×109/L)	0 (0–0.02)	0.03 (0.01–0.06)	<0.01
Death
n	4	99
Admission LDH (U/L)	353 (297–484)	266.5 (218–318)	0.05
Admission AST (U/L)	40 (33.5–55.5)	34 (26.8–47.3)	0.36
Admission ALT (U/L)	30.5 (26.5–48.8)	32 (25–50)	0.10
Admission CRP (mg/L)	29.6 (14.9–109.6)	9.2 (2.3–42.4)	0.17
Admission platelet count (×109/L)	173 (131.3–205.8)	213 (175–245)	0.14
Admission lymphocyte count (×109/L)	0.7 (0.7–3.5)	1.3 (1.0–1.7)	0.25
Neutrophil: lymphocyte (at admission)	5 (1.5–11)	2.3 (1.6–4.1)	0.30
Admission eosinophil count (×109/L)	0 (0–0.06)	0.03 (0.01–0.05)	0.28

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

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