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. 2022 May;14(5):1319–1331. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1713

Table 6. Laboratory values on admission in patients with COVID-19 by intubation and mortality.

Variables All patients Intubation No intubation P value Patients died Patients survived P value
Lymphocytes (%) 10.8±8.6 8.9±8.3 13.1±8.6 0.10 9.4±8.4 11.9±8.7 0.33
CRP (mg/dL) 14.6±9.3 16.4±9.5 12.3±8.6 0.13 14.5±7.0 14.6±10.8 0.96
PCT (ng/mL) 0.4 (0.2; 0.8) 0.4 (0.2; 0.9) 0.4 (0.2; 0.8) 0.83 0.4 (0.2; 0.6) 0.4 (0.2; 0.9) 0.29
IL-6 (pg/mL) 147 (55; 355) 183 (89; 487) 99 (33; 175) 0.021 191 (139; 484) 93 (26; 183) 0.009
D-dimer (µg/mL) 3.5±4.0 3.8±3.2 3.0±4.9 0.52 3.7±3.1 3.3±4.6 0.77
hs-troponin (pg/mL) 38 (21; 93) 34 (22; 72) 57 (14; 149) 0.76 35 (25; 61) 51 (12; 160) 0.82
NT-proBNP (pg/mL) 1,681 (426; 3,965) 1,301 (379; 3,368) 1,851 (469; 5,517) 0.09 1,082 (279; 2,886) 1,851 (727; 5,517) 0.09
LDH (U/L) 538 (424; 688) 629 (449; 771) 470 (410; 545) 0.026 640 (537; 796) 449 (416; 607) 0.008
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.7±1.8 1.6±2.0 1.9±1.9 0.56 1.4±1.3 2.0±2.3 0.29

Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or median days (IQR) if not otherwise specified. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; IL-6, interleukin-6; hs, high sensitive; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; IQR, interquartile range.