Table 3. Comparison of Biochemical Parameters Between the Groups of Controls and Cases.

* p-value less than 0.05 (p<0.05) 

S.No.	Parameter	Average values of parameters		p-value
		Group I: Survivors (Controls)	Group II: Non-survivors (Cases)
	Urea (mg/dl)	64.65	93.30	p < 0.0001*
	Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.41	1.98	p = 0.0019*
	Na+(mmol/l)	135.22	135.49	p = 0.5153
	K+ (mmol/l)	4.32	4.42	p = 0.7850
	Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.33	1.06	p = 0.2676
	Direct Bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.97	0.61	p = 0.5936
	Indirect Bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.36	0.46	p = 0.0147*
	Serum Protein (g/dl)	6.30	6.14	p = 0.0086*
	Albumin (g/dl)	3.56	3.14	p < 0.0001*
	Globulin (g/dl)	4.33	3.31	p = 0.8474
	AST (IU/L)	69.30	89.69	p = 0.0104*
	ALT (IU/L)	53.91	59.34	p = 0.6850
	ALP (IU/L)	109.87	136.36	p = 0.3075
	LDH (IU/L)	467.55	601.84	p = 0.0001*
	PCT (ng/ml)	0.82	4.19	p = 0.0344*
	IL-6 (pg/ml)	68.54	931.00	p = 0.0311*
	D-Dimer (µg/ml)	6675.22	7234.83	p = 0.6089
	Ferritin (ng/ml)	740.14	913.34	p = 0.2532