TABLE 6.

Count and morphological changes in WBCs, platelets, and RBCs between stable and critical COVID-19 patient groups.

	Stable (n = 48)		Critical (n = 83)
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	P-value
WBC changes
Leucocytosis	2	4.2	2	2.4	0.2867
Leukopenia	2	4.2	2	2.4	0.2867
Neutrophils changes
Neutrophilia	5	10.4	14	16.9	0.1562
Neutropenia	1	2.1	1	1.2	0.3464
Pseudo-Pelger-Huët	11	22.9	22	26.5	0.3242
Bands	11	22.9	23	27.7	0.2732
Long nuclear endoplasm	10	20.8	23	27.7	0.1911
Fetus shaped nucleus	9	18.8	21	25.3	0.195
Macroganular neutrophil cytoplasm	5	10.4	7	8.4	0.3523
Karyorrehxis neutrophils	0	0.0	3	3.6	0.0913
Drumstick nucleus	1	2.1	1	1.2	0.3464
Hypoganular neutrophil cytoplasm	19	39.6	29	34.9	0.2975
Lymphocyte changes
Lymphocytosis	1	2.1	1	1.2	0.3464
Lymphopenia	10	20.8	16	19.3	0.4148
Atypical lymphocytes	39	81.3	66	79.5	0.4054
Granular lymphocyte cytoplasm	3	6.3	2	2.4	0.1345
Basophilic cytoplasm lymphocytes	2	4.2	4	4.8	0.4317
Plasmacytoid lymphocytes	0	0.0	0	0.0	–
Monocyte changes
Monocytosis	2	4.2	2	2.4	0.2867
Monocytes with vacuoles	24	50.0	48	57.8	0.1927
Platelets changes
Platelets thrombocytosis	10	20.8	7	8.4	0.0209*
Platelets thrombocytopenia	5	10.4	10	12.0	0.3888
RBCs changes
Normocytic RBCs	19	39.6	47	56.6	0.0301*
Normochromic RBCs	11	22.9	33	39.8	0.0246*
Erthrocytopenia	13	27.1	22	26.5	0.4713
Polycythemia	5	10.4	5	6.0	0.1808
Normoblasts	1	2.1	3	3.6	0.3118
Polychromasia	1	2.1	4	4.8	0.2155
Microcytic RBCs	18	37.5	16	19.3	0.0109*
Macrocytic RBCs	1	2.1	1	1.2	0.3464
Hypochromic RBCs	26	54.2	29	34.9	0.0158*
Rouleaux RBCs	9	18.8	14	16.9	0.3925
Anisocytosis	20	41.7	45	54.2	0.0831
Targetoid	18	37.5	29	34.9	0.3842
Stomatocytes	12	25.0	12	14.5	0.0664
Mushroom RBCs	9	18.8	12	14.5	0.2594
Acanthocytes/Spur	7	14.6	17	20.5	0.2002
Ovalocytes	14	29.2	21	25.3	0.315
Dacryocytes	18	37.5	24	28.9	0.1552
Schistocytes	14	29.2	19	22.9	0.2127
Echinocytes/Burr cells	9	18.8	25	30.1	0.0763
Bite cells	12	25.0	16	19.3	0.2207

*p < 0.05, significant results.