Table 3.

Other relevant laboratory parameters in patients of both investigated groups.

	Dexamethasone (n = 113)		No dexamethasone (n = 65)
Laboratory parameters	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	P-value
Lactate max (U/L)	2.78	2.10–3.96	2.60	1.80–4.85	0.729
pH min	7.27	7.15–7.38	7.24	7.13–7.37	0.523
Creatinine max (mg/dL)	1.44	0.97–2.75	1.99	1.06–3.50	0.188
Potassium min (mmol/l)	3.52	3.30–4.00	3.60	3.33–3.90	0.920
Leukocyte count max (G/L)	15	11–20	15	11–23	0.462
Lymphocyte min (G/L)	4.9	1.0–13.0	4.4	0.9–13.9	0.973
D-Dimer max (mg/l)	2.16	0.94–5.16	6.14	1.78–16.48	0.002
CRP max (ng/mL)	20	12–28	22	14–37	0.043
PCT max (ng/mL)	1.00	0.20–3.04	1.88	0.50–7.60	0.086
Interleukin 6 max (pg/mL)	192	78–533	377	762	0.085
Fibrinogen max (mg/dL)	696	483–799	708	550–885	0.634