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Table 3 Laboratory results of patients with COVID-19 on hospital admission

From: Associated risk factors with disease severity and antiviral drug therapy in patients with COVID-19

Variables

All Patients (n = 550)

Severe (n = 178)

Non-severe (n = 372)

p value

Blood tests, n/total n (%)

 Leucocytes (×109/L)

   < 4

119/502(23.7%)

21/169(12.4%)

98/333(29.4%)

< 0.001

  4–10

335/502(66.7%)

110/169(65.1%)

225/333(67.6%)

< 0.001

   > 10

48/502(9.6%)

38/169(22.5%)

10/333(3.0%)

< 0.001

 Neutrophil percentage (%)

  40–75

321/502(63.9%)

47/169(27.8%)

274/333(82.3%)

< 0.001

   > 75

175/502(34.9%)

122/169(72.2%)

53/333(15.9%)

< 0.001

 Lymphocyte percentage (%)

   < 20

230/502(45.8%)

143/169(84.6%)

87/333(26.1%)

< 0.001

  20–50

267/502(53.2%)

26/169(15.4%)

241/333(72.4%)

< 0.001

 Lymphocytes (×109/L)

   < 1.0

250/502(49.8%)

130/169(76.9%)

120/333(36.0%)

< 0.001

   ≥ 1.0

252/502(50.2%)

39/169(23.1%)

213/333(64.0%)

< 0.001

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

  Normal

317/502(63.1%)

108/169(63.9%)

209/333(62.8%)

0.802

  Decreased

185/502(36.9%)

61/169(36.1%)

124/333(37.2%)

0.802

 Platelets (×109/L)

   < 100

34/502(6.8%)

13/169(7.7%)

21/333(6.3%)

0.559

   ≥ 100

468/502(93.2%)

156/169(92.3%)

312/333(93.7%)

0.559

Inflammatory parameters-no./total no. (%)

 Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

   ≤ 0.1

279/393(71.0%)

63/149(42.3%)

216/244(88.5%)

< 0.001

   > 0.1

117/393(29.0%)

86/149(57.7%)

28/244(11.5%)

< 0.001

 hsCRP (mg/L)

   ≤ 3

120/404(29.7%)

5/136(3.7%)

115/268(42.9%)

< 0.001

   > 3

284/404(70.3%)

131/136(96.3%)

153/268(57.1%)

< 0.001

 ESR (mm/h)

   ≤ 15

74/185(40.0%)

3/55(5.5%)

71/130(54.6%)

< 0.001

   > 15

111/185(60.0%)

52/55(94.5%)

59/130(45.4%)

< 0.001

Myocardial enzyme-no./total no. (%)

 CK-MB (ng/mL)

   ≤ 6.22

399/422(94.5%)

130/146(89.0%)

269/276(97.5%)

< 0.001

   > 6.22

23/422(5.5%)

16/146(11.0%)

7/276(2.5%)

< 0.001

 Troponin T (ng/ml)

   ≤ 0.014

331/438(75.6%)

82/161(50.9%)

249/277(89.9%)

< 0.001

   > 0.014

107/438(24.4%)

79/161(49.1%)

28/277(10.1%)

< 0.001

Heart Failure Indicator-no./total no. (%)

 BNP (pg/ml)

   ≤ 222

166/291(57.0%)

43/128(33.6%)

123/163(75.5%)

< 0.001

   > 222

125/291(43.0%)

85/128(66.4%)

40/163(24.5%)

< 0.001

Liver function-no./total no. (%)

 Alanine transaminase (IU/L)

   ≤ 50

443/511(86.7%)

136/175(77.7%)

307/336(91.4%)

< 0.001

   > 50

68/511(13.3%)

39/175(22.3%)

29/336(8.6%)

< 0.001

 Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)

   ≤ 40

393/511(76.9%)

95/175(54.3%)

298/336(88.7%)

< 0.001

   > 40

118/511(23.1%)

80/175(45.7%)

38/336(11.3%)

< 0.001

 Albumin (g/L)

   < 40

345/511(67.5%)

163/175(93.1%)

182/336(54.2%)

< 0.001

  40–55

166/511(32.5%)

12/175(6.9%)

154/336(45.8%)

< 0.001

Coagulation Function, n/total n (%)

 APTT (S)

  24.6–35.4

364/430(84.7%)

136/158(86.1%)

228/272(83.8%)

0.532

   > 35.4

66/430(15.3%)

22/158(13.9%)

44/272(16.2%)

0.532

 D-dimer (μg/ml)

   ≤ 0.243

182/364(50.0%)

25/133(18.8%)

157/231(68.0%)

< 0.001

   > 0.243

182/364(50.0%)

108/133(81.2%)

74/231(32.0%)

< 0.001

Electrolyte, n/total n (%)

 Potassium (mmol/L)

   > 5.3

39/504(7.7%)

22/172(12.8%)

17/332(5.1%)

< 0.001

  3.5–5.3

389/504(77.2%)

109/172(63.4%)

280/332(84.4%)

< 0.001

   < 3.5

76/504(15.1%)

41/172(23.8%)

35/332(10.5%)

< 0.001

 Sodium (mmol/L)

   < 137

72/504(14.3%)

44/172(25.6%)

28/332(8.4%)

< 0.001

  137–147

411/504(81.5%)

115/172(66.8%)

296/332(89.2%)

< 0.001

   > 147

21/504(4.2%)

13/172(7.6%)

8/332(2.4%)

< 0.001

Renal Function, n/total n (%)

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

   ≤ 111

480/508(94.5%)

160/176(90.9%)

320/332(96.4%)

0.010

   > 111

28/508(5.5%)

16/176(9.1%)

12/332(3.6%)

0.010

 GFR

   < 66

36/508(7.1%)

24/176(13.6%)

12/332(3.6%)

< 0.001

   ≥ 66

472/508(92.9%)

152/176(86.4%)

320/332(96.4%)

< 0.001

Arterial blood gas analysis, n/total n (%)

 PH

   < 7.35

23/338(6.8%)

14/165(8.5%)

9/173(5.2%)

< 0.001

  7.35–7.45

233/338(68.9%)

90/165(54.5%)

143/173(82.7%)

< 0.001

   > 7.45

82/338(24.3%)

61/165(37.0%)

21/173(12.1%)

< 0.001

 Oxygenation index

   < 100

26/338(7.7%)

26/165(15.8%)

0/173(0.0%)

< 0.001

  100–300

98/338(29.0%)

98/165(59.4%)

0/173(0.0%)

< 0.001

   > 300

214/338(63.3%)

41/165(24.8%)

173/173(100.0%)

< 0.001

 PCO2 (mmHg)

   < 35

73/338(21.6%)

52/165(31.5%)

21/173(12.1%)

< 0.001

  35–45

185/338(54.7%)

90/165(54.6%)

95/173(55.0%)

< 0.001

   > 45

80/338(23.7%)

23/165(13.9%)

57/173(32.9%)

< 0.001

 Lactic acid (mmol/L)

   ≤ 2.2

245/338(72.5%)

114/165(69.1%)

131/173(75.7%)

0.172

   > 2.2

93/338(27.5%)

51/165(30.9%)

42/173(24.3%)

0.172

  1. The data were expressed in the form of n/N (%), where N represents the total number of patients with available data
  2. hsCRP Hypersensitive c-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CKMB Creatine kinase isoenzyme, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time, GFR Glomerular filtration rate, PCO2 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide