Table 3. Laboratory parameters of the patient groups.
p-values are derived from the Kruskal-Wallis test
*p-values are derived from Student’s t-Test
IQR: Interquartile range; WBC: White blood cell; NLR: Neutrophil leukocyte ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; hsTnT: Highly sensitive troponin T; CKMB: Creatinine kinase MB; pH: Power of hydrogen; pCO2: Partial carbon dioxide pressure; HCO3: Bicarbonate.
| Moderate Disease Group (N=40) | Severe/Critical Disease Group (N=60) | P-value | |
| Mean±SD or Median (IQR) | Mean±SD or Median (IQR) | ||
| WBC (K/μL) | 5.52 (4.48-6.85) | 9.47 (7.76-14.2) | 0.0001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.21±1.52 | 13.55±1.69 | *p=0.036 |
| Platelete (K/μL) | 205.56±57.33 | 263±94.83 | *p=0.007 |
| NLR | 3.17 (2.1-4.38) | 8.27 (3.67-10.2) | 0.0001 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 31.37 (10.01-92.28) | 123 (77.8-196.7) | 0.0001 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 33 (25-45) | 55 (34.7-77) | 0.004 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.85 (0.79-1.06) | 1.23 (0.91-1.52) | 0.321 |
| AST (U/L) | 27 (21-33) | 30 (21.5-46) | 0.626 |
| ALT (U/L) | 20 (13-29) | 26 (20.5-44.5) | 0.005 |
| D-Dimer (ng/mL) | 530 (290-1120) | 1,820 (718-4,400) | 0.0001 |
| hsTnT (μg/L) | 11.78 (6.7-20.37) | 25.5 (8.25-64.67) | 0.001 |
| CKMB (ng/mL) | 1.39 (0.83-2.45) | 2.67 (1.64-7.4) | 0.001 |
| pH | 7.41 (7.37-7.44) | 7.39 (7.3-7.44) | 0.437 |
| pCO2 (mmHg) | 38.9 (35.8-44) | 42.2 (35.87-62) | 0.045 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.8 (1.2-2) | 2.3 (1.72-3.2) | 0.001 |
| HCO3 (mEq/L) | 23.9 (22.8-25.2) | 25.6 (21.1-29) | 0.159 |