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Fig. 2

From: Evaluation of circulating insulin-like growth factor-1, heart-type fatty acid-binding protein, and endotrophin levels as prognostic markers of COVID-19 infection severity

Fig. 2

Profile of COVID-19 infection severity predictive variables in patients with different severity scores. No statistical difference was observed in the mean age between patients and the control group except for score 1-patients that had a significantly higher mean age (P = 0.0033), while patients with mild infection (score 2) showed lower mean age relative to score 1-patients (P = 0.0025) (A). Both serum IGF-1 (B) and H-FABP (C) followed a similar pattern, where they both showed significantly lower levels in score 1-patients compared to the negative control (P < 0.0001, 0.0028; respectively), then gradually elevated concomitant with progressive severity score. Patients with all severity scores showed significantly lower oxygen saturation relative to the control group (P < 0.0001), with progressive declining percent, observed as the severity score elevates (D)

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Virology Journal

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