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. 2021 Jun 25;63:e51. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202163051

Table 3. Laboratory findings (presented as mean values + or - standard deviations) of the patients with pneumonia (n=42) and without COVID-19 pneumonia (n=30).

Acute phase reactans With pneumonia Without pneumonia p Normal range
C reactive protein(mg/L) 69.9 + or - 92.1 (n=42) 12.5 + or - 26.4 (n=28) < 0.001 0-5
LDH (U/L) 294 + or - 160 (n=39) 215.1 + or - 81.2 (n=26) < 0.001 135-214
ESR (mm/h) 47.7 + or - 33.1 (n=35) 19.2 + or - 15.6 (n=13) 0.001 1–15
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 512.6 + or - 222.1 (n=13) 350 + or - 153.1 (n=9) 0.04 200-400
Ferritin (ng/mL) 515.8 + or - 115 (n= 38) 100.7 + or - 74.9 (n=24) < 0.001 21-274
Procalcitonin (ng/mL) 0.25 + or - 0.67 (n=35) 0.05 + or - 0.02 (n=23) < 0.001 < 0.02
D-Dimer (ng/mL) 585 + or - 644 (n=36) 182 + or - 174.9 (n=28) < M0.001 < 250
Troponin I (ng/mL) 0.012 + or - 0.10 (n=42) 0.013 + or - (0.10) (n=30) 0.59 < 0.012

LDH = Lactate dehydrogenase; ESR = Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.