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. 2021 Jun 23;12:611526. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.611526

Table 3.

Main clinical laboratory profiles of critical patients with COVID-19.

Laboratory tests On admission Day2-3 after admission Last test before achievement of clinical outcome
Total (N=48) Deceased (N=18) Survivial (N=30) P value Total (N=48) Deceased (N=18) Survivial (N=30) P value Total (N=48) Deceased (N=18) Survivial (N=30) P value
Glucose (mmol/L) 6.5(5.4, 9.1) 7.24(5.41,11.39) 6.49(4.72,8.69) 0.688 6.62 (4.77, 9.19) 7.52(6.05,9.02) 6.33(4.65,9.20) 0.546 7.07 (5.31, 11.53) 7.96(6.02,15.54) 6.89(5.07, 10.63) 0.180
Cre (umol/L) 73 (55, 110) 80.70(60.50,121.25) 68.40(51.10,99.10) 0.289 75.05 (51.30,144.20) 81.50(57.90,127.70) 73.4(50.65,157.75) 0.618 74.4 (49.88,159.83) 118.10(55.30,219.20) 73.20(47.75,125.30) 0.363
UA (umol/L) 230 (164, 332) 225(153.50,335.50) 235.00(161.00,333.00) 0.664 231 (150, 313) 168(127.75,264.25) 242.00(191.50,331.00) 0.130 160 (124, 308) 151(90,354.50) 163.00(124.50,300.50) 0.559
Cys (mg/L) 1.21 (1.03,1.85) 1.28 (1.09,2.10) 1.18 (0.93,1.71) 0.339 1.15 (1.00, 2.14) 1.22 (1.07,1.95) 1.14 (0.95,2.16) 0.511 1.30 (0.97, 2.51) 1.62 (1.07,2.69) 1.05 (0.89,1.91) 0.201
PCT (ng/mL) 0.22 (0.10,1.21) 1.10 (0.19,1.78) 0.13 (0.08,0.30) 0.033 0.21 (0.09, 0.62) 0.39 (0.17,0.79) 0.21 (0.088,0.57) 0.473 0.30 (0.11,1.30) 1.03 (0.61,4.79) 0.14 (0.08,1.08) 0.017
ALT (IU/L) 30 (18, 48) 35 (24.40,61.05) 25.00 (17.00,48.50) 0.162 37.50 (17.75, 65.50) 25.50 (17.75,67.25) 39 (17.25,64.50) 0.677 28.00 (12.00, 56.50) 35 (4.75,228.00) 25.00 (26.00,58.75) 0.681
AST (IU/L) 38 (23, 58) 43 (38,67) 30.00 (21.00,49.50) 0.042 40.00 (26.75, 59.25) 38.50 (31.50,82.00) 40.5 (26.00,58.75) 0.532 33.00 (21.50, 60.00) 58 (29.75,403.75) 24.00 (20.00,35.00) 0.024
TP (g/L) 58 (53, 63) 58.10 (50.85,62.95) 58.30 (53.65,63.50) 0.724 57.15 (50.10, 63.05) 54.10 (46.73,59.23) 59.30 (50.40,64.30) 0.151 54.00 (50.40, 61.20) 51.50 (45.78,59.83) 54.90 (50.50,65.20) 0.096
ALB (g/L) 30 (27, 32) 28.55 (24.08,32.35) 30.20 (28.55,32.40) 0.125 28.7 (27.15, 31.00) 28 (23.55,30.18) 28.90 (27.43,32.38) 0.112 29.90 (27.60, 33.40) 29.50 (23.40,31.58) 30.80 (28.10,35.00) 0.092
TBIL (umol/L) 11.6 (7.4, 17.8) 14.20 (7.23,23.85) 10.75 (7.25,15.95) 0.237 11.40 (7.15, 17.50) 11.75 (7.68,27.38) 11.40 (6.65,17.00) 0.545 10.10 (7.10, 20.15) 24.50 (13.33,46.45) 8.20 (6.90,14.90) 0.000
DBIL (umol/L) 5.8 (4.0, 9.9) 8.20 (4.78,15.35) 5.10 (3.38,7.40) 0.053 4.95 (3.68, 10.30) 7.15 (4.35,16.95) 4.65 (3.10,9.95) 0.219 89.50 (61.00, 120.00) 19.80 (8.30,39.25) 4.50 (2.80,10.00) 0.001
ALP (IU/L) 85.5 (60.5, 118) 97 (69.75,142.15) 82.50 (57.50,112.75) 0.265 77.00 (60.50, 103.0) 64 (59,84.50) 83.00 (62.00, 112.0) 0.273 89.50 (61.00,120.00) 77.00 (56.25,116.25) 92.00 (66.75,123.50) 0.528
GGT (IU/L) 46 (29,76) 55.95 (25,117.75) 39.00 (29.00,62.50) 0.283 46.00 (29.00, 69.00) 36.50 (14.00,80.50) 47.00 (30.00,66.00) 0.531 42.00 (30.50, 58.25) 41.00 (18.75,62.75) 43.50 (32.75,60.50) 0.655
K+ (mmol/L) 4.4 (3.8, 4.8) 4.48 (3.85,4.82) 4.40 (3.75,4.77) 0.753 4.26 (3.88, 4.67) 4.11 (3.85,4.38) 4.39 (3.80,5.16) 0.243 4.44 (4.05,4.97) 5.07 (4.44,5.50) 4.27 (3.86,4.68) 0.017
Na+ (mmol/L) 140 (137.3, 145.7) 145.75 (139.63,148.10) 139.30 (136.90,140.90) 0.003 140.4 (137.6,144.08) 143.65 (134.73,151.33) 140.05 (137.60,142.83) 0.267 140.85 (136.93,147.9) 141.85 (137.50,153.10) 140.85 (136.33,145.65) 0.408
C-Ca2+ (mmol/L) 2.17 (2.10, 2.25) 2.17 (2.10,2.24) 2.16 (2.10,2.28) 0.633 2.19 (2.13,2.26) 2.22 (2.14,2.26) 2.18 (2.06,2.28) 0.610 2.23 (2.12,2.31) 2.22 (2.12,2.33) 2.24 (2.06,2.28) 1.000
P (mmol/L) 0.92 (0.79, 1.19) 0.98 (0.79,1.22) 0.85 (0.78,1.17) 0.364 0.83 (0.69,1.06) 0.69 (0.53,0.92) 0.86 (0.77,1.14) 0.058 0.93 (0.71,1.25) 0.89 (0.58,1.68) 0.95 (0.75,1.22) 0.715
Mg2+ (mmol/L) 0.84 (0.77, 0.95) 0.91 (0.81,1.04) 0.84 (0.77,0.89) 0.060 0.82 (0.78,0.93) 0.86 (0.75,0.96) 0.82 (0.78,0.92) 0.705 0.83 (0.76,0.90) 0.84 (0.77,0.97) 0.82 (0.76,0.87) 0.514
CK (IU/L) 96 (42, 429) 186 (59.05,1266.25) 78.00 (38.00,192.00) 0.191 103 (40.50,326.75) 323.00 (90.50,458.50) 75.00 (33.00,166.00) 0.034 72 (32.5,143.75) 159.00 (111.50,856.50) 52.00 (29.00,87.00) 0.006
LDH (IU/L) 407 (283, 528) 447.90 (366.00,644.25) 376.00 (256.00,477.00) 0.128 401.0 (277.5,545.5) 449.00 (372.5,593.00) 380.00 (224.00,544.00) 0.187 324.50 (257.00,602.75) 645.00 (432.00,1279.00) 276.00 (229.00,369.00) 0.002
HBDH (IU/L) 346 (214, 455) 407.50 (313.50,576.00) 305.00 (192.00,364.00) 0.017 312.5 (216.8,429.75) 372.00 (280.00,439.50) 290.00 (182.00,429.00) 0.285 255.00 (189.25,467.75) 395.00 (322.00,647.00) 216.00 (176.00,278.00) 0.004
TC (mmol/L) 3.07 (2.10, 3.67) 2.56 (2.04,3.25) 3.31 (2.55,4.01) 0.029 2.82 (2.37,3.53) 2.32 (1.47,2.62) 3.13 (2.67,3.88) 0.002 2.18 (1.68,2.89) 1.69 (1.34,2.22) 2.29 (1.76,3.77) 0.037
TG (mmol/L) 0.85 (0.56, 1.32) 0.93 (0.64,1.41) 0.81 (0.43,1.17) 0.257 0.94 (0.58,1.18) 0.71 (0.20,1.21) 0.96 (0.74,1.13) 0.377 0.91 (0.61,1.30) 0.97 (0.80,1.40) 0.83 (0.57,1.27) 0.248
HDL (mmol/L) 0.81 (0.67, 1.03) 0.75 (0.64,0.88) 0.90 (0.69,1.29) 0.017 0.78 (0.68,0.96) 0.76 (0.63,0.87) 0.83 (0.69,1.03) 0.238 0.61 (0.43,0.88) 0.49 (0.27,0.62) 0.69 (0.46,0.93) 0.039
LDL (mmol/L) 1.79 (1.31, 2.18) 1.69 (1.15,2.08) 1.92 (1.46,2.55) 0.136 1.74 (1.48,2.08) 1.46 (1.24,1.98) 1.84 (1.64,2.15) 0.054 1.33 (1.00,1.96) 1.06 (0.71,1.32) 1.57 (1.13,2.26) 0.015
APOA (g/L) 0.81 (0.68, 1.05) 0.75 (0.63,0.86) 0.87 (0.71,1.23) 0.033 0.79 (0.69,1.01) 0.73 (0.64,0.82) 0.85 (0.69,1.08) 0.144 0.60 (0.43,0.89) 0.43 (0.28,0.56) 0.76 (0.56,1.00) 0.002
APOB (g/L) 0.81 (0.62, 1.05) 0.83 (0.64,1.02) 0.81 (0.59,1.10) 0.776 0.75 (0.68,0.97) 0.74 (0.63,0.97) 0.79 (0.68,0.97) 0.479 0.62 (0.50,0.79) 0.50 (0.40,0.67) 0.65 (0.52,0.89) 0.094

Cre, creatinine; UA, uric acid; Cys, Cystatin; PCT, Procalcitonin; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, Glutamic oxaloacetylase; TP, Total protein; ALB, Albumin; TBIL, total bilirubin; DBIL, Direct bilirubin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, r-glutamyltranspeptidase; C-Ca2+ corrected calcium; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; HBDH, α-Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; APOA, apolipoprotein A; APOB, apolipoprotein B.Data expressed as median (interquartile range [IQR]).