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. 2022 Apr 11;204:111674. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2022.111674

Table 2.

Proportions of surviving and deceased COVID-19 patients according to tertiles of selected complete blood count parameters and biochemical variables.

Total Survived Deceased p
n = 641 n = 421 n = 220
Hemoglobin, n (%) 0.198
1 (6.9–10.8) 215 (33.5%) 148 (35.2%) 67 (30.5%)
2 (10.9–12.5) 216 (33.7%) 145 (34.4%) 71 (32.3%)
3 (12.6–18.9) 210 (32.8%) 128 (30.4%) 82 (37.3%)
% Neutrophils, n (%) < 0.001
1 (29.0–73.7) 215 (33.5%) 189 (44.9%) 26 (11.8%)
2 (73.8–85.4) 214 (33.4%) 153 (36.3%) 61 (27.7%)
3 (85.5–97.8) 212 (33.1%) 79 (18.8%) 133 (60.5%)
# Neutrophils, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.57–4.82) 214 (33.4%) 162 (38.5%) 52 (23.6%)
2 (4.85–7.95) 214 (33.4%) 160 (38.0%) 54 (24.6%)
3 (7.98–46.60) 213 (33.2%) 99 (23.5%) 114 (51.8%)
% Lymphocytes, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.7–8.9) 216 (33.7%) 84 (20%) 132 (60%)
2 (9.0–17.5) 213 (33.2%) 156 (37.1%) 57 (25.9%)
3 (17.6–54.9) 212 (33.1%) 181 (43%) 31 (14.1%)
# Lymphocytes, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.12–0.77) 217 (33.9%) 102 (24.2%) 115 (52.3%)
2 (0.78–1.26) 211 (32.9%) 147 (34.9%) 64 (29.1%)
3 (1.27–12.99) 213 (33.2%) 172 (40.9%) 41 (18.6%)
% Eosinophils, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0–0.09) 255 (39.8%) 124 (29.5%) 131 (59.5%)
2 (0.1–0.5) 184 (28.7%) 121 (28.7%) 63 (28.6%)
3 (0.6–11.1) 202 (31.5%) 176 (41.8%) 26 (11.8%)
# Eosinophils, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.00) 247 (38.5%) 108 (25.6%) 139 (63.2%)
2 (0.01–0.05) 194 (30.3%) 414 (33.5%) 53 (24.1%)
3 (0.06–0.71) 200 (31.2%) 172 (40.9%) 28 (12.7%)
% Basophils, n (%) 0.004
1 (0.0–0.1) 363 (56.6%) 221 (52.5%) 142 (64.5%)
2 (0.2) 146 (22.8%) 99 (23.5%) 47 (21.4%)
3 (0.3–2.3) 132 (20.6%) 101 (24%) 31 (14.1%)
# Basophils, n (%) 0.023
1 (0.00–0.01) 416 (64.9%) 280 (66.5%) 136 (61.8%)
2 (0.02) 121 (18.9%) 67 (15.9%) 54 (24.6%)
3 (0.03–0.29) 104 (16.2%) 74 (17.6%) 30 (13.6%)
D-dimer, n (%) 0.019
1 (190–830) 172 (33.5%) 129 (35.6%) 43 (28.5%)
2 (840–1930) 170 (33.1%) 126 (34.8%) 44 (29.1%)
3 (1940–35000) 171 (33.3%) 107 (29.6%) 64 (42.4%)
eGFR, n (%) < 0.001
1 (3–51) 216 (33.7%) 98 (23.3%) 118 (53.6%)
2 (52–80) 213 (33.2%) 154 (36.6%) 59 (26.8%)
3 (81–90) 212 (33.1%) 169 (40.1%) 43 (19.5%)
Glycaemia, n (%) 0.004
1 (39–95) 161 (33.6%) 119 (37.3%) 42 (26.3%)
2 (96–128) 163 (34%) 112 (35.1%) 51 (31.9%)
3 (129–880) 155 (32.4%) 88 (27.6%) 67 (41.9%)
Sodium, n (%) < 0.001
1 (115–138) 261 (40.7%) 192 (45.6%) 69 (31.4%)
2 (139–142) 190 (29.6%) 148 (35.2%) 42 (19.1%)
3 (143–173) 190 (29.6%) 81 (19.2%) 109 (49.5%)
Potassium, n (%) 0.017
1 (2.0–3.9) 220 (34.3%) 138 (32.8%) 82 (37.3%)
2 (4.0–4.5) 231 (36%) 168 (39.9%) 63 (28.6%)
3 (4.6–7.9) 190 (29.6%) 115 (27.3%) 75 (34.1%)
NT-proBNP, n (%) < 0.001
1 (14–796) 166 (33.5%) 144 (40.7%) 22 (15.5%)
2 (798–2579) 165 (33.3%) 120 (33.9%) 45 (31.7%)
3 (2580–70000) 165 (33.3%) 90 (25.4%) 75 (52.8%)
CRP, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.1–2.1) 210 (33.3%) 175 (42%) 35 (16.4%)
2 (2.2–7.1) 210 (33.3%) 146 (35%) 64 (30%)
3 (7.2–34.6) 210 (33.3%) 96 (23%) 114 (53.5%)
PCT, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.05) 215 (40.2%) 187 (51.5%) 28 (16.3%)
2 (0.06–0.19) 147 (27.5%) 103 (28.4%) 44 (25.6%)
3 (0.20–189.55) 173 (32.3%) 73 (20.1%) 100 (58.1%)
IL-6, n (%) < 0.001
1 (1.5–20.5) 129 (33.5%) 106 (37.6%) 23 (22.3%)
2 (20.6–57.5) 128 (33.2%) 99 (35.1%) 29 (28.2%)
3 (57.9–804.2) 128 (33.2%) 77 (27.3%) 51 (49.5%)
Ferritin, n (%) 0.011
1 (15–397) 161 (33.4%) 124 (35.3%) 37 (28.2%)
2 (403–804) 162 (33.6%) 125 (35.6%) 37 (28.2%)
3 (805–7514) 159 (33%) 102 (29.1%) 57 (43.5%)
NLR, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.43–4.22) 214 (33.4%) 178 (42.3%) 36 (16.4%)
2 (4.25–9.23) 214 (33.4%) 161 (38.2%) 53 (24.1%)
3 (9.27–73.10) 213 (33.2%) 82 (19.5%) 131 (59.5%)
dNLR, n (%) < 0.001
1 (−605 to 1.31) 214 (33.4%) 140 (33.2%) 74 (33.8%)
2 (1.32–3.64) 213 (33.3%) 170 (40.4%) 43 (19.6%)
3 (3.68–274) 213 (33.3%) 111 (26.4%) 102 (46.6%)
PLR, n (%) < 0.001
1 (4.56–165.79) 214 (33.4%) 154 (36.6%) 60 (27.3%)
2 (165.83–294.23) 214 (33.4%) 154 (36.6%) 60 (27.3%)
3 (296.12–1660.00) 213 (33.2%) 113 (26.8%) 100 (45.4%)
LMR, n (%) < 0.001
1 (0.26–1.63) 215 (33.5%) 103 (24.5%) 112 (50.9%)
2 (1.64–2.84) 213 (33.2%) 161 (38.2%) 52 (23.6%)
3 (2.85–38.21) 213 (33.2%) 157 (37.3%) 56 (25.5%)

Note, #, absolute count; eGFR, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; CRP, C Reactive Protein; CT, procalcitonin; IL-6, interleukin-6; NLR, neutrophil- to-lymphocyte ratio; dNLR, derived NLR ratio (neutrophil count divided by the result of WBC count minus neutrophil count); PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio. In bold significant variables.