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. 2021 Jun 25;17(4):355–363. doi: 10.1007/s12519-021-00434-z

Table 2.

Blood routine test characteristics of children and adults in family clusters of coronavirus disease 2019

Laboratory examinations Children Adults X2 P
WBC (× 109/L), median (IQR) 6.68 (2.23–11.7) (n = 33) 1.75–11.40 (n = 97)
WBC decreased, n (%) 6 (18.2) (n = 33) 14 (14.4) (n = 97) 0.130 0.718
WBC normal, n (%) 27 (81.8) (n = 33) 83 (85.6) (n = 97)
Lymphocyte (× 109/L), median (IQR) 4.52 (1.25–9.06) 0.29–6.23
Lymphocyte decreased, n (%) 1 (3.0) (n = 33) 41 (42.3) (n = 97) 17.334 < 0.001
Lymphocyte normal, n (%) 30 (90.9) (n = 33) 54 (55.7) (n = 97) 13.373 < 0.001
Lymphocyte increased, n (%) 2 (6.1) (n = 33) 2 (2.1) (n = 97) 0.320 0.572
CRP (mg/L) 0–12.6 0.5–150.0
CRP normal, n (%) 29 (96.7) (n = 30) 41 (63.1) (n = 65) 11.944 0.001
PT(s) 10.5–13.1 10.0–14.4
PT normal, n (%) 6 (100) (n = 6) 20 (100) (n = 20)
APTT(s) 34.0–42.9 25.8–49.6
APTT normal, n (%) 7 (100) (n = 7) 17 (65.4) (n = 26) 3.332 0.068
d-dimer(mg/L) 0.10–0.43 0.19–0.71
d-dimer normal, n (%) 10 (100) (n = 10) 16 (88.9) (n = 18) 1.197 0.274
ALT(U/L) 9.0–23.9 10.8–36.0
ALT normal, n (%) 17 (100) (n = 17) 26 (100) (n = 26)
AST(U/L) 23.0–42.0 18.1–40.2
AST normal, n (%) 12 (100) (n = 12) 21 (100) (n = 21)
CK(U/L) 78–131 176–301
CK normal, n (%) 10 (100) (n = 10) 25 (71.4) (n = 35) 2.433 0.119

IQR interquartile range, WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, PT prothrombin time, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CK creatine kinase