Table 1.
Comparison of laboratory parameters at admission in patients with moderate and severe COVID‐19
| Moderate Illness (n = 62) | Severe Illness (n = 40) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| Age (year) | 56.5 ± 15.8 | 55.5 ± 13.6 | 0.753 | |
| WBC (/µl) | 9597.7 ± 4246.6 | 13769.3 ± 5799.2 | 0.001 | |
| Lymphocytes (/µl) | 934.2 ± 504.5 | 553.1 ± 332.1 | 0.001 | |
| Neutrophils (/µl) | 7829.6 ± 4076.6 | 8909.2 ± 4218.6 | 0.205 | |
| NLR | 10.5 ± 8.1 | 25.7 ± 28.4 | 0.001 | |
| AST (U/L) | 58.7 ± 41.7 | 60.5 ± 41.6 | 0.836 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 71.9 ± 70.1 | 80.2 ± 78.9 | 0.582 | |
| LDH (U/L) | 434.2 ± 139.8 | 620.9 ± 201.2 | 0.001 | |
| GGT (U/L) | 74.5 ± 40.4 | 134.6 ± 258.3 | 0.075 | |
| ALP (U/L) | 98.6 ± 50.8 | 103.7 ± 59.1 | 0.655 | |
| Creatine (mg/dl) | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 1 | 0.543 | |
| Prothrombin time (s) | 12.6 ± 2.3 | 14.5 ± 5.4 | 0.05 | |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 59.3 ± 67.2 | 174.6 ± 89.9 | 0.001 | |
| Troponin‐I (ng/dl) | 27.5 ± 63.3 | 44.5 ± 47.3 | 0.127 | |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 270.8 ± 71.9 | 174.1 ± 26.2 | 0.001 | |
| D‐Dimer (ng/ml) | 1271.5 ± 1807.2 | 3374.5 ± 5246.8 | 0.005 | |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 633.3 ± 286.4 | 1433.3 ± 305.6 | 0.001 | |
| Fibrinogen (ng/ml) | 417.6 ± 141.9 | 524.9 ± 158.1 | 0.001 | |
Note: Bold values highlight statistically significant parameters. p = Comparison of parameters between groups.
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; CRP, C‐reactive protein; GGT, gamma glutamyl transferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen; WBC, white blood cells.