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. 2021 Nov 3;159(4):171–176. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.09.014

Table 2.

Laboratory test results in the four groups.

Laboratory findings Non-severe COVID-19
Severe COVID-19
P value
Non-CVD (n = 90) CVD (n = 22) P value Non-CVD (n = 40) CVD (n = 28) P value
WBC (×109) 8.19 (6.02, 9.66) 9.73 (7.25, 10.75) 0.010 13.75 (9.00, 16.35) 12.56 (6.20, 16.86) 0.404 <0.001
IL-6 (pg/ml) 5.66 (2.88, 6.38) 8.11 (5.35, 9.86) 0.003 266.49 (18.87, 74.64) 79.10 (22.70, 93.99) 0.307 <0.001
CRP (mg/L) 28.50 (6.40, 34.35) 52.19 (27.95, 81.43) 0.001 86.82 (28.43, 131.23) 106.10 (46.38, 141.58) 0.140 <0.001
Hb (g/L) 126.61 (115.00, 140.25) 117.27 (103.75, 132.00) 0.027 13.33 (94.25, 129.25) 116.29 (108.25, 128.00) 0.566 0.002
D-dimer (μg/ml) 0.69 (0.30, 0.73) 1.37 (0.36,1.40) 0.011 1.77 (0.62, 2.00) 1.36 (0.65, 1.88) 0.779 <0.001
CK (IU/L) 112.51 (47.00,123.25) 98.41 (39.00, 145.25) 0.613 288.90 (39.00, 217.75) 291.46 (31.25, 200.50) 0.474 0.287
CKMB (IU/L) 12.23 (8.00, 14.00) 9.64 (6.75, 11.75) 0.091 18.80 (9.25, 17.00) 19.32 (7.50, 22.50) 0.750 0.001
ALT (U/L) 84.54 (30.75, 107.5) 72.95 (33.50, 79.50) 0.575 155.75 (45.75, 124.50) 106.32 (35.25, 134.75) 0.672 0.044
AST (U/L) 44.54 (25.00, 57.00) 44.95 (26.50, 46.75) 0.985 170.58 (36.25, 93.75) 74.64 (35.25, 82.75) 0.774 <0.001
SCR (μml/L) 71.23 (56.13,83.20) 79.74 (65.80, 81.18) 0.075 92.53 (57.13, 97.88) 106.71 (69.10, 108.58) 0.100 0.021
NT-proBNP (pg/ml) 135.88 (62.50, 105.50) 514.64 (72.75, 493.50) 0.009 1062.30 (118.00, 697.25) 1323.59 (227.50, 1711.50) 0.017 <0.001
FBG (mmol/L) 6.56 (5.07, 7.31) 9.03 (5.71, 10.68) 0.009 7.72 (5.87, 9.15) 7.76 (5.17, 9.43) 0.529 0.034
cTnI (pg/ml) 0.36 (0.01, 0.05) 0.20 (0.01, 0.01) 0.053 6.06 (0.01, 0.24) 8.92 (0.01, 1.00) 0.843 0.072

Date are presented as M (P25, P75). WBC: white blood cell; IL-6: interleukin-6; CRP: C-reactive protein; Hb: hemoglobin; CK: creatine kinase; CKMB: creatine kinase isoenzyme; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; SCR: serum creatinine; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro hormone B-type natriuretic peptide; FBG: fasting blood glucose; cTnI: cardiac troponin I.