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Table 3 Laboratory Findings of Patients Infected With COVID-19 on Admission to Hospital

From: Clinical and imaging findings of discharged patients with SARS-CoV-2 positive anal swab samples: a descriptive study

 

Normal range

Median (IQR)

P Valuea

Total (N = 42)

Anal swab test positive (n = 6)

Anal swab test positive (n = 36)

 

Leukocyte count, × 109/L

3.5 ~ 9.5

5.2(3.9 ~ 6.2)

5.0(3.6 ~ 6.6)

5.3(4.1 ~ 6.3)

0.820

Lymphocyte count, ×109/L

0.8 ~ 4

1.3(0.9 ~ 1.8)

1.8(0.6 ~ 2.3)

1.2(1.0 ~ 1.6)

0.539

lymphocyte percentage, %

20 ~ 40

26.9(20.4 ~ 33.1)

33.4(17.6 ~ 36.0)

26.2(20.1 ~ 32.7)

0.408

Haemoglobin, g/L

130 ~ 175

142.5(131.0 ~ 155.5)

147(134.3 ~ 160.0)

139(131.0 ~ 154.8)

0.516

Platelet count, ×109/L

125 ~ 350

181(145.8 ~ 231.0)

234.5(127.5 ~ 305.3)

179.5(146.3 ~ 223.8)

0.493

ESR, mm/1 h

0 ~ 15

25(11.3 ~ 44.8)

18(7.1 ~ 36.0)

26(12.8 ~ 45.3)

0.210

C-reactive protein, mg/L

0 ~ 6

11.3(2.4 ~ 35.2)

9.3(1.7 ~ 33.3)

11.3(2.4 ~ 36.6)

0.471

Procalcitonin, μg/L

0.0 ~ 0.5

0.05(0.03 ~ 0.05)

0.05(0.03 ~ 0.05)

0.05(0.03 ~ 0.05)

0.661

Total bilirubin, μmol/L

3.42 ~ 8.2

7.2(4.7 ~ 8.7)

6.5(2.8 ~ 7.5)

7.5(4.8 ~ 8.9)

0.159

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

0 ~ 40

25.5(14.0 ~ 40.0)

30(7.3 ~ 57.5)

24(15.0 ~ 37.3)

0.793

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L

5 ~ 49

27.5(22.0 ~ 35.5)

27.5(22.0 ~ 43.8)

27.5(22.0 ~ 35.0)

0.739

Albumin, g/L

60 ~ 85

43.7(40.6 ~ 45.9)

46.1(43.2 ~ 48.2)

42.7(40.5 ~ 45.5)

0.075

Creatine kinase, U/L

26 ~ 196

91.5(68.8 ~ 133.3)

108.5(85.5 ~ 195.5)

90(61.3 ~ 126.3)

0.281

Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L

109 ~ 245

244.5(202.5 ~ 308.5)

240(193 ~ 290)

244.5(202.8 ~ 309.5)

0.586

Creatinine, μmol/L

59 ~ 104

61.0(51.5 ~ 70.9)

60.9(52.0 ~ 64.5)

62.7(51.2 ~ 71.2)

0.713

Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L

1.43 ~ 8.2

3.3(2.5 ~ 5.0)

4.7(4.0 ~ 5.3)

3.1(1.5 ~ 7.7)

0.040

Glucose, mmol/L

3.89 ~ 6.11

5.6(5.2 ~ 6.8)

5.0(4.7 ~ 6.6)

5.7(5.3 ~ 6.9)

0.123

D-dimers, mg/L

0 ~ 0.55

0.3(0.2 ~ 0.4)

0.3(0.2 ~ 0.5)

0.3(0.2 ~ 0.4)

1.000

Prothrombin time, s

9 ~ 14

11.4(11.0 ~ 11.9)

11.0(10.8 ~ 12.9)

11.4(11.0 ~ 11.9)

0.586

APTT, s

20 ~ 40

26.1(23.7 ~ 28.6)

26.2(23.1 ~ 30.6)

26.1(24.5 ~ 27.6)

0.958

Thrombin time, s

14 ~ 21

16.4(15.8 ~ 17.6)

16.9(15.8 ~ 18.0)

16.3(15.8 ~ 17.5)

0.562

Fibrinogen, g/L

2 ~ 4

3.4(2.9 ~ 4.5)

3.1(2.4 ~ 4.5)

3.5(3.1 ~ 4.5)

0.314

Endotoxin, pg/mL

<10

90.4(8.3 ~ 176.0)

31.4(4.4 ~ 388.9)

100.7(8.5 ~ 176.0)

0.576

SpO2, %

91.9 ~ 99.9

98(97 ~ 99)

98(98 ~ 100)

98(97 ~ 99)

0.265

PaCO2, mmHg

35 ~ 45

37.0(34 ~ 41)

36.0(33.4 ~ 42.7)

37.0(34.1 ~ 41.0)

0.933

PaO2:FIO2, mmHg

400 ~ 500

388.1(330.2 ~ 487.1)

486.2(409.5 ~ 680.1)

381.0(318.6 ~ 467.8)

0.040

BNP, ng/L

0 ~ 125

50(50 ~ 58.3)

50(50 ~ 50)

50(50 ~ 82.3)

0.600

Troponin I, μg/L

0 ~ 1.68

0.8(0.6 ~ 0.9)

0.8(0.6 ~ 0.9)

0.8(0.6 ~ 0.9)

0.741

Fecal occult blood test, positive

 

4(14.3%)

2(40%)

2(8.7%)

0.135

  1. aP values indicate differences between anal swab test positive and negtive patients. P < .05 was considered statistically significant. ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time