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. 2021 May 14;8:656405. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.656405

Table 4.

Laboratory examinations at admission.

COVID-19 Influenza SARI Others FDR corrected p-value
(group difference)
White blood count (WBC) (·103/μL) n 657 1600 2262 3960 5.81E-153
Median (IQR) 6.5 (3.6) 8.2 (5.2) 11.3 (8.2) 10.4 (6)
Platelets (·103L) n 656 1589 2273 3969 1.15E-34
Median (IQR) 200 (100) 187 (97) 218 (131) 221 (112)
Hemoglobin (g/dL) n 657 1604 2290 3986 2.34E-34
Median (IQR) 13.2 (2.4) 12.4 (2.8) 11.9 (3) 12.3 (2.8)
Lymphocytes (%) n 633 1587 2250 3637 1.53E-74
Median (IQR) 19.9 (15.5) 11.5 (10.9) 10.4 (11) 13.9 (13.2)
Lymphocytes (abs) (·103/μL) n 633 1557 2166 3603 9.54E-86
Median (IQR) 1.2 (0.9) 0.9 (0.8) 1.1 (0.9) 1.4 (1.1)
Neutrophils (%) n 633 1589 2280 3688 8.44E-27
Median (IQR) 69.6 (18.2) 77.5 (15.1) 78.4 (15.3) 75.6 (16.9)
Neutrophils (abs) (·103/μL) n 633 1558 2182 3639 9.56E-78
Median (IQR) 4.4 (3.1) 6.1 (4.4) 8 (6.2) 7.5 (5.4)
Creatinine (mg/dL) n 658 1593 2284 3698 6.62E-08
Median (IQR) 0.9 (0.4) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.7) 0.9 (0.6)
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (mg/dL) n 658 1592 2280 3686 6.37E-25
Median (IQR) 14.2 (10.3) 18.9 (14) 19 (16.6) 17.5 (14.8)
Potassium (mEq/L) n 658 1591 2274 3749 9.67E-13
Median (IQR) 3.9 (0.6) 4 (0.6) 4 (0.7) 4.1 (0.6)
Sodium (mEq/L) n 660 1594 2269 3742 1.36E-29
Median (IQR) 136 (5) 135 (5) 135 (6) 137 (5)
D-dimer (mg/L) n 462 83 107 178 2.20E-20
Median (IQR) 701.5 (751.8) 3.9 (827.2) 929 (1767) 1268.5 (1500.8)
Ferritin (ng/mL) n 11 209 225 441 2.20E-05
Median (IQR) 377 (598) 212 (387) 343 (746) 224 (514)
C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L) n 622 685 904 2394 1.75919E-70
Median (IQR) 4.7 (10.4) 7.3 (16.1) 13.9 (19.2) 5.6 (12.7)
Procalcitonin (ng/mL) n 38 14 36 85 2.23E-01
Median (IQR) 0.4 (0.7) 0.7 (2.3) 0.5 (1.2) 0.4 (1.3)
Troponine (ng/mL) n 67 462 421 782 9.57E-26
Median (IQR) 14 (40.5) 12 (44.8) 21 (71) 33 (129.8)
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) (pg/mL) n 78 164 204 559 1.30E-06
Median (IQR) 446.9 (2851.9) 2323.4 (4753) 2700 (5891.9) 2232.1 (5991.5)
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (U/L) n 451 431 550 1132 2.20E-04
Median (IQR) 258 (155.5) 226 (134) 232.5 (141.3) 230 (140.8)
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L) n 622 1386 1812 3058 2.60E-14
Median (IQR) 31 (22) 31 (24) 27 (24) 26 (23)
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L) n 473 1267 1520 2356 3.02E-17
Median (IQR) 22 (23) 26 (23) 23 (26) 20 (24)
International normalized ratio (INR) n 523 993 1331 2336 1.23E-18
Median (IQR) 1.1 (0.1) 1 (0.2) 1.1 (0.2) 1.1 (0.2)
Prothrombin time (PT) (s) n 523 994 1331 2336 7.19E-33
Median (IQR) 12.9 (1.7) 11.9 (2.5) 12.6 (2.9) 12.7 (2.5)
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) (s) n 522 987 1327 2319 3.46E-34
Median (IQR) 31.9 (4.8) 29.1 (6.6) 29.4 (6.2) 30.3 (6.2)
Albumin (g/dL) n 461 1302 1641 2752 4.09E-127
Median (IQR) 3.8 (0.6) 3.4 (0.8) 3.1 (0.8) 3.4 (0.8)
Bilirubin (mg/dL) n 632 1402 1834 3113 7.15E-16
Median (IQR) 0.5 (0.3) 0.5 (0.4) 0.5 (0.5) 0.5 (0.5)
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) (U/L) n 491 394 490 1301 1.83E-04
Median (IQR) 85 (118.5) 90.5 (202) 73.5 (134.5) 84 (189)
Glucose (mg/dL) n 660 1596 2282 3785 1.36E-36
Median (IQR) 107 (43) 123 (63) 129 (70) 119 (61)
Calcium (blood) (mg/dL) n 636 1482 2061 3428 5.61E-11
Median (IQR) 8.8 (0.9) 8.6 (0.8) 8.6 (0.9) 8.7 (1)
Calcium (ionized) (mg/dL) n 566 1331 1920 3064 1.37E-86
Median (IQR) 1.2 (0.1) 1.1 (0.1) 1.2 (0.1) 1.2 (0.1)
Magnesium (mg/dL) n 498 1386 1896 2928 2.84E-44
Median (IQR) 2.1 (0.3) 1.9 (0.4) 1.9 (0.4) 2 (0.3)
Phosphorus (mg/dL) n 503 1387 1897 2947 5.85E-11
Median (IQR) 3.1 (1) 3.3 (1.2) 3.3 (1.2) 3.4 (1.2)
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) n 472 202 336 959 3.79E-18
Median (IQR) 413.5 (152) 391.6 (191.2) 459 (270.5) 388 (192)
PCO2 (mmHg) n 566 1333 1924 3066 4.07E-09
Median (IQR) 44 (11) 47 (14) 46 (14) 46 (14)
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) n 566 1331 1920 3059 2.04E-33
Median (IQR) 26.6 (4.3) 27.9 (6.2) 27.8 (6.3) 26 (6.3)
pH n 566 1333 1924 3066 4.28E-30
Median (IQR) 7.4 (0.1) 7.4 (0.1) 7.4 (0.1) 7.4 (0.1)
Lactate (mmol/L) n 287 384 674 1256 2.09E-14
Median (IQR) 1.3 (0.9) 1.7 (1.5) 1.8 (1.8) 1.7 (2)
MetHemoglobin (g/dL) n 121 13 29 47 1.68E-04
Median (IQR) 0.5 (0.5) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 1.1 (0.9)
CarboxiHemoglobin (g/dL) n 140 12 27 42 8.63E-05
Median (IQR) 1.4 (1) 1.9 (0.9) 1.9 (0.9) 1.6 (0.8)