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. 2021 Sep 30;36(3):241–248. doi: 10.5222/MMJ.2021.95676

Table 4.

Laboratory variables on the day of mortality.

Survivors (n=52) Non-survivors (n=82) p value
Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.9 (9.9-13.1) 9.6 (8.4-11.4) <0.001**
White blood cell count, cells/μL 8.4 (6.6-11.1) 15.0 (9.9-21.2) <0.001**
Platelet count, cells/μL 267 (205-344) 140 (67-271) <0.001**
Neutrophil, cells/μL 5.6 (4.4-8.1) 12.8 (7.7-19.2) <0.001**
Lymphocyte, cells/μL 1.3 (0.9-1.8) 0.8 (0.3-1.4) <0.001**
MPV, fL 9.8 (9.3-10.5) 11.0 (9.8-12.1) <0.001**
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.0 (0.8-1.2) 1.9 (1.2-3.7) <0.001**
Urea, mg/dL 36 (27-67) 117 (73-171) <0.001**
AST, U/L 25 (16-41) 47 (27-103) <0.001**
ALT, U/L 38 (17-91) 39 (18-96) 0.953
C-reactive protein, mg/dL 14.8 (2.0-36.5) 123.0 (59.0-179.0) <0.001**
D-dimer, ng/mL 581 (335-1280) 2460 (1320-5470) <0.001**
Procalcitonin, ng/mL 0.09 (0.04-0.30) 2.10 (0.76-7.00) <0.001**
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 463 (391-546) 948 (548-1459) <0.001**
Ferritin, ng/mL 358 (209-664) 1282 (536-2000) <0.001**
Troponin, ng/mL 7.5 (3.7-59.0) 123.0 (30.1-762.0) <0.001**
N/LP ratio 1.65 (1.00-3.24) 11.27 (4.53-30.02) <0.001**

Continuous variables are presented as median values and interquartile ranges (IQRs); nominal variables as frequencies. *p<0.05, **p<0.001

Abbreviations: MPV: mean platelet volume; AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase; N/LP: neutrophil to lymphocyte platelet ratio