Clinical and laboratory findings and PCR results in severe and non-severe COVID19 patients based on CURB-65 and WHO severity indices

Table 7 Initial laboratory findings of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 categorized according to CURB-65

Variable (N = 158) or (n/N)	CURB-65 score ≤ 1	CURB-65 score ≥ 2	P value
*Hb mg/dl	13.8 (1.8)	12.4 (2.3)	< 0.001
WBC count, × 10⁹/L	5.6 (4.4–7.6)	5.3 (4.1–8.1)	0.343
Lymph count, × 10⁹/L	1.2 (0.9–1.6)	0.9 (0.7–0.7)	0.056
Platelet count, × 10⁹/L	189.0 (126.5–245.0)	214.5 (148.0–266.0)	0.121
ESR(124/158)	43.5 (25.7–58.5)	65.0 (48.7–98.0)	0.002
CRP mg/dl	37.0 (8.7–72.3)	62.6 (33.4–85.5)	0.020
LDH, U/L (104/158)	474 (365–600)	499.5 (349.5–586.5)	0.949
AST, U/L (80/158)	39.0 (31.0–48.0)	31.5 (24.5–48.5)	0.249
ALT, U/L (80/158)	34.0 (26.0–42.0)	27.0 (12.7–33.7)	0.026
CPK U/L (23/158)	121 (48–225)	190 (45.2–625)	0.990
Sodium mmol/L (130/158)	136 (133–138)	135 (131–136)	0.040
Potassium mmol/L (130/158)	4.1 (3.8–4.3)	4.0 (3.8–4.6)	0.790
Magnesium mmol/L (60/158)	2.0 (1.9–2.4)	2.0 (1.9–2.1)	0.444
BUN mg/dl	11.2 (8.8–14.5)	22.4 (17.6–26.2)	< 0.001
Cr mmol/L	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	1.1 (0.9–1.5)	< 0.001

Hb hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell, Lymph lymphocyte, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CPK creatine phosphokinase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine
^*This data is Mean (SD), other data are Median (IQR)

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