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. 2021 Nov 8;21:1144. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06821-1

Table 20.

Laboratory outcomes after using macrolides

1 week after admission Total (n = 13,932) No. (%) With macrolides n = 8382 (%) Without macrolides n = 5502 (%) Odds ratio (95% CI) No. Total (n = 13,932)
Anemia (Hb < 12 g/dL) 12,778 3800 (29.7) 2346 (29.8) 3439 (29.7) 1.00 (0.93–1.08) 0.97
Thrombocytosis (Platelet count > 180) 12,763 10,293 (80.7) 6504 (82.6) 3789 (77.6) 1.37 (1.25–1.50) < 0.001
Leukocytosis (Leukocytes > 10,000) 12,776 2439 (19.1) 1611 (20.4) 828 (16.9) 1.26 (1.15–1.38) < 0.001
Leukopenia (Leukocytes < 4000) 11,262 (88.2) 7008 (88.9) 4254 (87.0) 1.19 (1.07–1.33) 0.001
Lymphopenia (Lymphocytes < 1300) 12,758 4844 (38.0) 3006 (38.2) 1838 (37.6) 1.02 (0.95–1.10) 0.55
Evolution of inflammatory parameters associated with COVID-19
 C-reactive protein > 50 mg/L 12,375 4102 (33.2) 2418 (31.6) 1684 (35.7) 0.83 (0.77–0.90) < 0.001
 Procalcitonin > 0.5 ng/mL 4970 621 (12.5) 368 (12.6) 253 (12.3) 1.03 (0.86–1.22) 0.77
 Ferritin > 274 mcg/L 6196 5010 (80.9) 3376 (80.7) 1634 (81.2) 0.97 (0.84–1.11) 0.62
 Fibrinogen > 650 mg/dL 7927 2953 (37.3) 1622 (34.6) 1331 (41.0) 0.76 (0.69–0.83) < 0.001
 CK > 200 U/L 5828 706 (12.1) 426 (11.6) 280 (12.9) 0.89 (0.76–1.04) 0.15
 LDH > 300 U/L 11,385 5065 (44.5) 3271 (45.9) 1794 (42.2) 1.16 (1.08–1.25) < 0.001
 IL-6 > 4.3 pg/mL 2097 1613 (76.9) 1124 (76.1) 489 (79) 0.84 (0.67–1.06) 0.14
 D-dimer > 250 ng/mL 9698 8452 (87.2) 5462 (89.6) 2990 (83.0) 1.77 (1.57–1.99) < 0.001