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Table 2 Comparison of laboratory findings between non-ICU and ICU groups on hospital admission

From: Characteristics of lymphocyte subsets and cytokine profiles of patients with COVID-19

Characteristic

Normal range

Total (n = 214)

Non-ICU group (n = 161)

ICU group (n = 53)

P value

Blood routine

     

White blood cell, median (IQR), × 109/L

3.50–9.50

5.20 (4.10–6.70)

5.10 (4.10–6.60)

5.40 (4.35–6.95)

0.490

Neutrophil, median (IQR), × 109/L

1.80–6.30

3.56 (2.58–4.88)

3.46 (2.51–4.40)

4.21 (2.97–5.66)

0.006

Lymphocyte, median (IQR), × 109/L

1.10–3.20

1.08 (0.80–1.53)

1.20 (0.90–1.60)

0.75 (0.55–1.04)

 < 0.001

Monocyte, median (IQR), × 109/L

3.00–10.00

0.37 (0.29–0.48)

0.39 (0.31–0.48)

0.33 (0.19–0.48)

0.016

Platelet, median (IQR), × 109/L

125.00–350.00

176.50 (138.00–236.25)

186.00 (146.50–238.00)

150.00 (118.00–229.50)

0.045

Neutrophil, median (IQR), %

40.00–75.00

69.15 (60.68–78.75)

65.80 (58.70–73.45))

79.90 (70.05–84.90)

 < 0.001

Lymphocyte, median (IQR), %

20.00–50.00

22.65 (14.30–29.20)

24.80 (17.95–30.65)

13.50 (10.05–21.50)

 < 0.001

Monocyte, median (IQR),%

3.00–10.00

7.10 (5.50–9.20)

7.30 (6.00–9.25)

5.70 (3.90–8.45)

0.001

NLR, median (IQR), %

NA

3.05 (2.07–5.34)

2.55 (1.85–4.09)

5.94 (3.26–8.50)

 < 0.001

Lymphocytopenia, n (%)

NA

187 (87.4)

136 (84.5)

51 (96.2)

0.025

Thrombopenia, n (%)

NA

36 (16.8)

21 (13.0)

15 (28.3)

0.011

Blood biochemistry

     

Urea nitrogen, median (IQR), mmol/L

3.10–8.00

4.00 (3.20–5.20)

3.90 (3.20–4.95)

4.50 (3.05–5.90)

0.160

Creatinine, median (IQR), mmol/L

57.00–97.00

66.00 (55.00–75.25)

66.00 (56.00–76.50)

65.00 (50.00–75.00)

0.435

TBil, median (IQR), umol/L

0.00–26.00

9.60 (6.38–15.93)

9.60 (5.95–16.05)

10.00 (6.80–15.20)

0.768

DBil, median (IQR), umol/L

0.00–8.00

4.70 (3.28–6.40)

4.50 (3.10–6.20)

5.10 (3.65–8.15)

0.033

ALT, median (IQR), U/L

9.00–50.00

21.20 (14.68–35.13)

19.70 (14.65–33.35)

26.00 (13.55–39.30)

0.218

AST, median (IQR), U/L

15.00–40.00

23.50 (17.18–34.18)

20.80 (16.50–28.70)

34.00 (25.60–44.50)

 < 0.001

CK, median (IQR), U/L

50.00–310.00

62.00 (42.00–90.00)

60.00 (42.00–84.05)

77.00 (40.50–159.50)

0.067

CKMB, median (IQR), U/L

0.00–25.00

12.00 (10.00–16.00)

12.00 (10.00–16.00)

14.00 (9.90–17.00)

0.530

HbA1c, median (IQR),%

 

5.60 (5.30–5.90)

5.50 (5.30–5.80)

5.90 (5.60–7.15)

 < 0.001

Infection related parameters

     

CRP, median (IQR), mg/L

0.00–8.00

11.63 (2.12–50.89)

5.99 (1.72–20.43)

81.05 (46.12–131.49)

 < 0.001

PCT, median (IQR), ng/mL

 < 0.046

0.04 (0.03–0.07)

0.04 (0.03–0.06)

0.09 (0.06–0.14)

 < 0.001

Coagulation function

     

PT, median (IQR), s

8.00–14.00

11.10 (10.60–11.43)

11.00 (10.55–11.35)

11.30 (10.65–11.80)

0.019

APTT, median (IQR), s

20.00–40.00

26.50 (24.50–29.30)

26.10 (23.90–28.40)

29.00 (26.30–33.50)

 < 0.001

D-dimer, median (IQR), mg/L

0.00–0.55

0.37 (0.20–0.60)

0.28 (0.19–0.47)

0.62 (0.44–1.30)

 < 0.001

  1. ICU intensive care unit, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, IQR interquartile range, TBil total bilirubin, DBil direct bilirubin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CK creatine kinase, CKMB MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin A1c, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, PT prothrombin time, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time