Table 2. Complement analytes in the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) COVID-19 cohort.
Non-ICU (N=62) | ICU (N=72) | p | |
sC5b-9 (ng/mL) | 559.5 (343.3 – 813.0) | 715.4 (448.5 – 1,084.0) | 0.0335 |
C5a (pg/mL)* | 635.0 (471.9 – 892.6) | 918.4 (666.7 – 1,081) | 0.034 |
iC3b: C3 ratio* | 0.56 (0.51 – 0.65) | 0.70 (0.57 – 1.39) | 0.002 |
Factor B, ng/mL* | 21,606 (17,834 – 26,853) | 25,840 (20,544 – 32,832) | 0.033 |
AP hemolytic activity, %** | 85.0 (76.0 – 102.5) | 81.0 (74.5 – 90.0) | 0.2519 |
Ba, ng/mL* | 1,191 (901.3 – 1,981) | 3,112 (2,022-6,612) | <0.0001 |
Factor D, ng/mL* | 4,640.3 (3,659 – 9,887.3) | 6,622.5 (4,308 – 10,854.1) | 0.166 |
*C5a, iC3b: C3 ratio, Factor B, Ba and Factor D were measured in 48 patients, among whom 26 needed an intensive care unit (ICU) admission and 22 did not. **Alternative pathway (AP) hemolytic activity was performed in 38 patients (21 ICU, 17 non-ICU) based on the availability of samples. Statistical tests for comparison were done using the Mann-Whitney U test. Values are represented as median (interquartile range).