Table 2 Laboratory test results in the study population.

Hemoglobin at hospital admission (g/dL), median [IQR]

13.35 [12.00; 14.60]

13.35 [11.95; 14.55]

13.35 [12.20; 14.60]

White blood cells (10³ mm⁻³), median [IQR]

6.95 [5.23; 9.60]

8.67 [6.30; 11.30]

5.87 [4.80; 7.70]

Lymphocytes (cells·µL⁻¹) , median [IQR]

1010 670; 1470]

1055 [750; 1460]

950 650; 1470]

Neutrophils (cells·µL⁻¹) , median [IQR]

5.02 [3.50; 7.33]

4.67 [3.27; 7.30]

5.64 [3.75; 7.38]

Hematocrit (%), median [IQR]

39.6 [36.3; 43.0]

39.2 [36.1; 42.7]

39.9 [37.0; 43.0]

Platelets (10³ mm⁻³), median [IQR]

207.5 [156.5; 275.0]

244.0 [187.0; 330.0]

179.0 [147.0; 236.0]

Prothrombin time (s), median [IQR]

14.00 [12.90; 15.40]

14.15 [13.35; 15.45]

13.60 [12.60; 15.40]

International normalized ratio (INR), median [IQR]

1.08 [1.00; 1.18]

1.08 [1.00; 1.20]

1.09 [0.98; 1.18]

Sodium (mEq.L⁻¹), median [IQR]

137 135.0; 139.5]

136 [135.0; 139.0]

137 [135.0; 140.0]

Potassium (mEq·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

4.1 [3.72; 4.30]

4.1 [3.79; 4.40]

4.0 [3.70; 4.30]

Glucose (mmol·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

6.31 [5.75; 7.63]

6.50 [5.80; 7.50]

6.30 [5.50; 7.90]

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

7.0 [4.70; 11.42]

7.3 [5.10; 11.00]

6.7 [4.30; 12.10]

Creatinine (µmol·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

84.0 [67.0; 104.0]

84.5 [68.0; 104.0]

83.0 [66.0; 104.0]

Alanine aminotransferase (U·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

34.0 [25.0; 53.0]

29.4 [21.0; 46.0]

39.0 [31.5; 59.0]

Aspartate aminotransferase (U·L^-1), median [IQR]

47.0 [32.0; 70.0]

40.0 [26.8; 66.0]

54.7 [36.9; 77.50]

Total bilirubin (µmol·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

9.00 [6.00; 12.00]

8.78 [6.00; 14.00]

9.00 [6.00; 11.97]

Lactate (mmol·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

1.3 [0.9; 1.7]

1.3 [0.9; 1.9]

1.2 [0.9; 1.5]

Procalcitonin (ng·mL⁻¹), median [IQR]

0.19 [0.08; 0.49]

0.18 [0.11; 0.28]

0.21 [0.08; 0.89]

C-reactive protein (mg·L⁻¹), median [IQR]

79.8 [40.0; 179.0]

103.6 [42.0; 214.0]

63.5 [36.6; 131.0]