TABLE 1.
Comparison of age and laboratory data at admission in patients with moderate and severe COVID‐19
|
Moderate Illness (n = 68) Mean ± SD |
Severe Illness (n = 53) Mean ± SD |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 56.3 ± 15.2 | 54.5 ± 13.2 | .495 |
| WBC (/µL) | 9550.9 ± 4067.6 | 13 756.1 ± 5546.4 | .001 |
| Lymphocytes (/µL) | 934.4 ± 481.7 | 540.9 ± 325.4 | .001 |
| Neutrophils (/µL) | 7689.3 ± 3952.6 | 9289.3 ± 4291.6 | .03 |
| NLR | 10.2 ± 7.8 | 28.4 ± 32.9 | .001 |
| AST (U/L) | 58.2 ± 40.2 | 58.4 ± 38.1 | .985 |
| ALT (U/L) | 71.5 ± 67.1 | 73.9 ± 71.2 | .853 |
| LDH (U/L) | 433.1 ± 134.4 | 630.2 ± 184.8 | .001 |
| GGT (U/L) | 73.6 ± 39.6 | 116.8 ± 226.9 | .126 |
| ALP (U/L) | 95.8 ± 49.4 | 97.9 ± 54.1 | .822 |
| Creatine (mg/dL) | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 1 | .73 |
| Prothrombin time (s) | 13.1 ± 1.3 | 14.6 ± 4.3 | .07 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 57.5 ± 64.5 | 165.5 ± 86.7 | .001 |
| Troponin‐I (ng/dL) | 26.4 ± 60.5 | 39.2 ± 46.8 | .127 |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 277.6 ± 72.2 | 174.3 ± 26.6 | .001 |
| D‐Dimer (ng/mL) | 1230.7 ± 1731.4 | 2935.4 ± 4669.8 | .006 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 619.4 ± 373.7 | 1404.9 ± 300.5 | .001 |
| Fibrinogen (ng/mL) | 406.1 ± 141.3 | 502.4 ± 155.8 | .001 |
Statistically significant results are indicated in bold.
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; CRP, C‐reactive protein; GGT, gamma‐glutamyl transferase; LDH, lactose dehydrogenase; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cells.