Table 2. Laboratory variables’ effect on disease severity and prognosis.
| Moderate patients Mean (Std) | Severe patients Mean (Std) | P* | Deceased patients Mean (Std) | Discharged patients Mean (Std) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 44.37 (34.25) | 65.74 (35.33) | 0.006 | 60.94 (37.37) | 48.91 (35.74) | 0.18 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hr) | 50.84 (30.39) | 46.62 (29.91) | 0.53 | 49.85 (29.96) | 49.29 (30.80) | 0.925 |
| Aspartate transaminase (U/L) | 34.23 (14.60) | 37.25 (20.66) | 0.47 | 38.52 (20.97) | 34.32 (15.78) | 0.348 |
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 31.71 (13.24) | 33.28 (26.35) | 0.76 | 36.42 (30.52) | 31.05 (13.94) | 0.733 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 191.01 (53.67) | 223.28 (142.69) | 0.23 | 215.19 (102.46) | 198.10 (93.66) | 0.563 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.33 (0.37) | 1.43 (0.48) | 0.32 | 1.47 (0.59) | 1.34 (0.35) | 0.613 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 21.93 (12.27) | 28.84 (12.93) | 0.013 | 29.42 (16.29) | 22.79 (11.60) | 0.085 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase(U/L) | 615.80 (833.27) | 682.96 (311.77) | 0.66 | 714.04 (368.04) | 616.97 (777.12) | 0.010 |
| White blood cells (×103/μL) | 6.39 (2.72) | 7.61 (4.10) | 0.14 | 7.99 (4.46) | 6.46 (2.86) | 0.145 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.78 (2.49) | 12.94 (2.24) | 0.77 | 13.03 (1.66) | 12.78 (2.60) | 0.784 |
| Platelet (×103/μL) | 180.34 (89.33) | 187.03 (72.09) | 0.72 | 197.95 (64.25) | 178.24 (89.21) | 0.097 |
| Lymphocyte count (×103/μL) | 1.26 (0.65) | 0.96 (0.63) | 0.036 | 1.08 (0.66) | 1.19 (0.66) | 0.52 |
| Neutrophil count (×103/μL) | 4.67 (2.65) | 6.17 (3.63) | 0.001 | 6.48 (4.19) | 4.81 (2.66) | 0.029 |
| Ferritin (μg/L) | 481.636(369.26) | 602.48 (320.90) | 0.18 | 511.81 (387.33) | 522.93 (358.30) | 0.847 |
| Creatine phosphokinase (U/L) | 200.11(330.98) | 386.81 (533.09) | 0.03 | 539.57 (627.90) | 184.51 (304.94) | 0.001 |
* Mann-whitney Test.
IQR: Interquartile range.