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. 2021 Oct 15;12(10):1789–1808. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i10.1789

Table 4.

Laboratory results of diabetic survivors and non-survivors with coronavirus disease 2019


Total (n = 191)
Survivors (n = 165)
Non-survivors (n = 26)
P value
WBC, × 109per L 5.94 (4.49-7.53) 5.91 (4.42-7.29) 7.26(5.19-13.07) 0.016
NEUT, × 109per L 4.25 (3.13-5.37) 4.09 (3.01-5.13) 6.22 (3.69-11.33) < 0.001
LY, × 109per L 1.04 (0.72-1.43) 1.08 (0.78-1.48) 0.65 (0.56-1.07) < 0.001
NLR 3.85 (2.45-6.37) 3.50 (2.33-5.53) 10.43 (5.78-16.84) < 0.001
Hb, g/L 127.3 ± 16.9 126.8 ± 16.7 131.6 ± 18.3 0.314
PLT, × 109per L 196 (147-255) 201 (152-201) 155 (110-230) 0.033
PCT, ng/mL
< 0.5 143 (94.7) 132 (98.5) 11 (64.7) < 0.001
≥ 0.5 8 (5.3) 2 (1.5) 6 (35.3)
CRP 29.8 (5.5-75.9) 25.4 (4.4-63.0) 115.3 (66.1-170.6) < 0.001
IL-6, pg/mL 3.31 (1.64-17.49) 3.09 (1.50-5.25) 83.47 (35.75-243.60) < 0.001
PT, s 14.30 (11.90-15.50) 14.00 (11.60-15.40) 16.20 (13.52-18.92) 0.002
< 16 116 (76.8) 110 (81.5) 6 (37.5) < 0.001
≥ 16 35 (23.2) 25 (18.5) 10 (62.5)
D-dimer, mg/L 0.69 (0.35-1.35) 0.62 (0.62-1.09) 5.40 (1.50-21.00) < 0.001
≤ 0.5 58 (37.9) 57 (41.9) 1 (5.9) < 0.001
> 0.5 to ≤ 1.0 46 (30.1) 43 (31.6) 3 (17.6)
> 1.0 49 (32.0) 36 (26.5) 13 (76.5)
ALB, g/L 35.7 ± 5.5 36.0 ± 30.5 33.5 ± 23.4 0.031
ALT, U/L 23.0 (16.0-34.0) 21.3 (15.3-32.3) 31.0 (20.9-46.6) 0.008
AST, U/L 29.0 (20.0-41.0) 27.0 (19.0-38.7) 43.0 (31.0-60.5) < 0.001
ALP, U/L 55.0 (43.5-74.0) 55.0 (41.5-73.0) 57.0 (49.5-89.5) 0.241
TBIL, mmol/L 11.3 (8.3-15.7) 11.4 (9.0-15.1) 11.2 (7.6-28.0) 0.642
Potassium, mmol/L 3.88 (3.52-4.21) 3.90 (3.54-4.21) 3.65 (3.37-4.30) 0.381
Sodium, mmol/L 138.4 ± 4.3 138.2 ± 3.9 139.3 ± 6.4 0.418
Chlorine ion, mmol/L 103.5 ± 4.9 103.2 ± 4.7 105.3 ± 6.0 0.052
Calcium, mmol/L 2.09 (1.95-2.17) 2.10 (1.95-2.20) 2.00 (1.89-2.11) 0.042
Phosphorus, mmol/L 1.01 (0.86-1.18) 1.02 (0.87-1.19) 0.93 (0.76-1.18) 0.268
BUN, mmol/L 4.70 (3.60-6.22) 4.5 (3.59-5.82) 6.51 (4.92-17.45) < 0.001
Creatinine, μmol/L 66.3 (54.0-83.8) 64.0 (44.6-81.0) 73.0 (64.0-129.6) 0.006
UA, μmol/L 258 (193-332) 258 (147-321) 293 (179-428) 0.286
CK, U/L 66.5 (40.3-117.8) 61.0 (36.5-111.0) 85.0 (71.0-364.0) 0.002
LDH, U/L 229 (180-341) 216 (172-219) 522 (420-611) < 0.001
Hs-cTnI > ULN, pg/mL 10/88 (11.4) 8/72 (11.1) 2/16 (12.5) 1.000
TG, mmol/L 1.39 (1.04-1.83) 1.41 (1.05-1.98) 1.31 (0.99-1.57) 0.398
TCH, mmol/L 4.04 ± 1.10 4.12 ± 1.06 3.39 ± 1.16 0.009
LDL-C, mmol/L 2.54 ± 0.90 2.59 ± 0.88 2.10 ± 0.93 0.036
HDL-C, mmol/L 0.94 ± 0.26 0.94 ± 0.26 0.89 ± 0.33 0.450
FPG, mmol/L 9.10 (6.50-11.72) 8.70 (6.50-11.36) 12.00 (9.40-16.81) 0.011
3.9-6.9 43 (27.7) 40 (28.6) 3 (20.0) 0.0691
7.0-11.1 61 (39.4) 58 (41.4) 3 (20.0)
≥ 11.1 51 (32.9) 42 (30.0) 9 (60.0)
HbA1C 7.77 ± 1.97 7.61 ± 1.90 9.53 ± 2.02 0.021

Data are expressed as n (%), mean ± SD or median (IQR). P values were calculated by t Test, Mann-Whitney U test, χ2 test, Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.

1

Mann-Whitney U test comparing all subcategories.

P: Comparing groups of diabetic survivors and non-survivors; ALB: Albumin; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; BUN: Urea nitrogen; CK: Creatine kinase; CRP: C reactive protein; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; Hb: Hemoglobin; HbA1C: Glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-cTnI: Hypersensitive troponin I; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; LY: Lymphocyte; NEUT: Neutrophil; NLR: Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio; PCT: Procalcitonin; PLT: Platelet; PT: Prothrombin time; TBIL: Total bilirubin; TCH: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; UA: Uric acid; WBC: White blood cell.