Table 3.
Clinical laboratory findings adjusted for age, sex, and BMI.
| Lab Test | Overall (N = 64) | Survived (N = 32) | Deceased (N = 32) | P |
| Hemoglobin, mmol/L | 12.6 ± 1.8 | 12.4 ± 1.8 | 8.9 ± 2.9 | <.001∗ |
| White blood cell (×109/L) | 8.2 ± 4.2 | 8.1 ± 4.0 | 22.3 ± 11.5 | <.001∗ |
| Neutrophils (%) | 6.6 ± 4.1 | 6.3 ± 4.1 | 85.6 ± 9.1 | <.001∗ |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 1.6 ± 2.1 | 1.9 ± 2.8 | 9.7 ± 10.1 | <.001∗ |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 7.6 ± 5.1 | 8.2 ± 6.4 | 4.9 ± 5.1 | .149 |
| ESR†, mm/h | 75.2 ± 31.3 | 76.1 ± 30.4 | 64.7 ± 63.9 | .552 |
| D-dimer, mcg/mL | 3.1 ± 7.5 | 2.7 ± 6.5 | 7.6 ± 6.4 | .008∗ |
| Serum ferritin, pmol/L | 753 ± 696 | 738 ± 658 | 1674 ± 1860 | .027∗ |