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Table 6 Comparison of lymphocyte subsets and cytokines between severe and critical groups on hospital admission

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

Characteristic

Total (n = 53)

Severe group (n = 37)

Critical group (n = 16)

Z value

P value

Lymphocyte classification

     

Lymphocyte, median (IQR), × 106/L

659.00 (480.50–885.50)

743.00 (517.00–965.50)

547.00 (473.00–704.75)

 − 1.792

0.073

CD3+, median (IQR), × 106/L

417.00 (252.50–571.50)

430.00 (327.00–602.00)

327.00 (211.75–476.75)

 − 1.482

0.138

CD4+, median (IQR), × 106/L

261.00 (153.50–351.50)

280.00 (173.00–380.50)

211.00 (131.50–294.75)

 − 1.782

0.075

CD8+, median (IQR), × 106/L

140.00 (95.00–205.00)

148.00 (95.00–234.50)

120.00 (90.75–160.25)

 − 1.298

0.194

CD19+, median (IQR), × 106/L

109.00 (77.50–144.50)

116.00 (86.00–146.00)

99.00 (46.00–128.75)

 − 1.579

0.114

NK, median (IQR), × 106/L

102.00 (65.50–166.00)

103.00 (77.50–175.00)

87.00 (49.50–133.50)

 − 1.298

0.194

CD3+, median (IQR),%

62.59 (54.61–68.75)

62.59 (56.71–68.28)

61.37 (49.94–70.59)

 − 0.019

0.985

CD4+, median (IQR),%

37.78 (29.18–43.56)

38.54 (30.89–43.93)

30.14 (26.93–40.06)

 − 1.376

0.169

CD8+, median (IQR),%

22.42 (17.52–29.01)

21.13 (17.32–27.49)

22.86 (18.58–36.27)

0.872

0.383

CD19+, median (IQR),%

17.48 (13.29–22.21)

17.00 (14.65–21.74)

18.87 (11.86–22.82)

 − 0.194

0.846

NK, median (IQR),%

18.64 (10.10–25.99)

16.68 (12.29–25.77)

19.39 (9.23–26.18)

0.039

0.969

CD4+/CD8+, median (IQR)

1.53 (1.12–2.43)

1.82 (1.20–2.34)

1.24 (0.84–2.55)

 − 1.066

0.287

Cytokine profiles

     

IL-4, median (IQR), pg/mL

1.68 (1.26–2.45)

1.55 (1.20–2.38)

1.99 (1.32–2.50)

1.027

0.304

IL-6, median (IQR), pg/mL

18.08 (6.69–46.45)

17.35 (6.69–43.62)

21.89 (7.20–85.51)

1.077

0.281

IL-10, median (IQR), pg/mL

3.83 (2.98–5.16)

3.55 (2.81–4.94)

4.79 (3.23–6.25)

1.705

0.088

IL-17, median (IQR), pg/mL

1.18 (1.02–1.37)

1.15 (1.00–1.33)

1.20 (1.04–1.47)

0.349

0.727

TNF-α, median (IQR), pg/mL

3.05 (1.61–5.42)

3.12 (1.36–5.59)

2.93 (2.19–5.25)

0.281

0.779

IFN-γ, median (IQR), pg/mL

4.32 (2.32–8.72)

5.18 (2.00–10.04)

4.08 (2.35–7.44)

− 0.562

0.574

  1. NK natural killer, IL interleukin, TNF tumor necrosis factor, IFN interferon