Table 2.
Biomarkers related to COVID-19 severity.
| Severe COVID-19, Including Death (n = 105) |
Non-Severe COVID-19 (n = 123) |
p Value ** | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRP (mg/L) * | 179 (111–271) (n = 104) |
81 (46–140) (n = 122) |
<0.001 |
| LDH (U/L) * | 352 (269–488) (n = 23) |
240 (198–281) (n = 27) |
<0.001 |
| Leukocyte (giga/L) * | 15.5 (11.4–19.1) (n = 105) |
9.25 (7.10–11.61) (n = 121) |
<0.001 |
| Neutrophilic polynuclear (giga/L) * | 12.6 (9.21–15.5) (n = 105) |
7,09 (4.78–9.24) (n = 121) |
<0.001 |
| Lymphocyte (giga/L) * | 0.5 (0.41–0.77) (n = 105) |
0.77 (0.54–1.16) (n = 121) |
<0.001 |
| Platelets (giga/L) * | 422 (330–541) (n = 105) |
353 (284–450) (n = 121) |
0.003 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) * | 7.61 (6.32–9.17) (n = 103) |
5.41 (4.08–7.14) (n = 104) |
<0.001 |
| D-dimer (μg/L) * | 1879 (1136–5123) (n = 93) |
1170 (673–2407) (n = 58) |
0.004 |
| Albumin (g/L) * | 19.7 (16–23.9) (n = 98) |
28.5 (25.4–32.8) (n = 119) |
<0.001 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase. * Maximum values during hospitalisation for CRP, LDH, D-dimer, leukocyte, neutrophilic polynuclear, and platelets counts. Minimum values for lymphocyte count and albumin. ** Mann–Whitney U test.