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. 2021 Jul 1;31(3):9579. doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2021.9579

Table 3.

Comparison of laboratory tests in patients with COVID-19 on admission to hospital

Item (unit, normal range) Overall (n=207) Ordinary group (n=144) Severe/critical group (n=63) p Value
Chest CT abnormalities
    Any typical abnormalities 191 (92.3%) 129 (89.6%) 62 (98.4%) 0.003
    Consolidation 41 (19.8%) 3 3(22.9%) 8 (12.9%) < 0.001
    Ground-glass opacity 89 (43.0%) 71 (49.3%) 18 (29.0%) < 0.001
    Mixed ground-glass opacity and consolidation 38 (18.4%) 6 (4.2%) 32 (51.6%) < 0.001
    Crazy-paving pattern 22 (10.6%) 20 (13.9%) 2 (3.2%) < 0.001
    Air bronchogram 29 (14%) 8 (5.6%) 21 (33.9%) 0.717
    Bilateral involvement 163 (78.7%) 101 (70.1%) 62 (98.4%) < 0.001
    Peripheral distribution 125 (60.4%) 95 (66.0%) 30 (48.4%) < 0.001
    Isolated lower lobe involvement 51 (24.6%) 40 (27.8%) 11 (17.7%) < 0.001
Chest X-ray abnormalities Overall (n=88) Ordinary group (n=57) Severe/critical group (n=31), P Value
    Any typical abnormalities 81 (92.0%) 53 (93.0%) 28 (90.3%) < 0.001
    Consolidation 13 (14.8%) 3 (5.2%) 10 (32.3%) < 0.001
    Ground-glass opacity 21 (23.9%) 10 (17.5%) 11 (35.5%) < 0.001
    Bilateral involvement 78 (88.6%) 54 (94.7%) 31 (100%) 0.561
    Peripheral distribution 7 (8.0%) 4 (7.0%) 3 (9.7%) 0.341
    Isolated lower lobe involvement 11 (12.5%) 5 (8.8%) 6 (19.4%) < 0.001