Table 4.
Gender Difference in Laboratory Investigations Among COVID-19 Confirmed Cases (n = 213).
| Total | Females | Males | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Complete blood count (CBC) | ||||
| Red blood cells | ||||
| Erythrocytopenia | 5 (2.46) | 5 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | .014 |
| Normal | 40 (19.70) | 27 (67.50) | 13 (32.50) | |
| Erythrocytosis | 158 (77.83) | 78 (49.37) | 80 (50.63) | |
| Platelets | ||||
| Thrombocytopenia | 33 (16.26) | 13 (39.39) | 20 (60.61) | .130 |
| Normal | 163 (80.30) | 92 (56.44) | 71 (43.56) | |
| Thrombocytosis | 7 (3.45) | 5 (71.43) | 2 (28.57) | |
| White blood cells | ||||
| Leucopenia | 21 (10.34) | 13 (61.90) | 8 (38.10) | .719 |
| Normal | 162 (79.80) | 87 (53.70) | 75 (46.30) | |
| Leucocytosis | 20 (9.85) | 10 (50.00) | 10 (50.00) | |
| Neutrophils | ||||
| Neutropenia | 41 (20.60) | 21 (51.22) | 20 (48.78) | .883 |
| Normal | 146 (73.37) | 80 (54.79) | 66 (45.21) | |
| Neutrophilia | 12 (6.03) | 7 (58.33) | 5 (41.67) | |
| Lymphocytes | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 10 (4.95) | 3 (30.00) | 7 (70.00) | .154 |
| Normal | 143 (70.79) | 83 (58.04) | 60 (41.96) | |
| Lymphocytosis | 49 (24.26) | 24 (48.98) | 25 (51.02) | |
| Monocytes | ||||
| Monocytopenia | 15 (7.43) | 13 (86.67) | 2 (13.33) | .013 |
| Normal | 151 (74.75) | 82 (54.30) | 69 (45.70) | |
| Monocytosis | 36 (17.82) | 15 (41.67) | 21 (58.33) | |
| Eosinophils | ||||
| Eosinocytopenia | 38 (18.81) | 23 (60.53) | 15 (39.47) | .224 |
| Normal | 162 (80.20) | 87 (53.70) | 75 (46.30) | |
| Eosinophilia | 2 (0.99) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (100.00) | |
| Basophils | ||||
| Normal | 199 (100.00) | 108 (54.27) | 91 (45.73) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | ||||
| Normal | 168 (78.87) | 99 (58.93) | 69 (41.07) | .023 |
| High | 45 (21.13) | 18 (40.00) | 27 (60.00) | |
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | ||||
| Normal | 121 (56.81) | 81 (66.94) | 40 (33.06) | <.001 |
| High | 92 (43.19) | 36 (39.13) | 56 (60.87) | |
| Blood urea | ||||
| Low | 16 (7.51) | 13 (81.25) | 3 (18.75) | .023 |
| Normal | 84 (39.44) | 50 (59.52) | 34 (40.48) | |
| High | 113 (53.05) | 54 (47.79) | 59 (52.21) | |
| Serum creatinine | ||||
| Normal | 202 (94.84) | 116 (57.43) | 86 (42.57) | .002 |
| High | 11 (5.16) | 1 (9.09) | 10 (90.91) | |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) | ||||
| Normal | 19 (8.92) | 13 (71.18) | 6 (28.82) | .171 |
| High | 194 (91.08) | 104 (53.61) | 90 (46.39) | |
| Creatine kinase (CK) | ||||
| Normal | 187 (87.79) | 113 (60.43) | 74 (39.57) | <.001 |
| High | 26 (12.21) | 4 (15.38) | 22 (84.62) | |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | ||||
| Normal | 129 (60.85) | 72 (55.81) | 57 (44.19) | .689 |
| High | 83 (39.15) | 44 (53.01) | 39 (46.99) | |
| Serum ferritin | ||||
| Low | 12 (6.25) | 11 (91.67) | 1 (8.33) | <.001 |
| Normal | 103 (53.65) | 68 (66.02) | 35 (33.98) | |
| High | 77 (40.10) | 24 (31.17) | 53 (68.83) | |
*
P-value was calculated using Chi-square test, and is considered significant if < .05.