Table 2 Inflammatory markers of patients presenting with viral infections.

From: Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in COVID-19 compared with Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infection

 

COVID19

Influenza

RSV

P value

Lymphocytes (10e3/µL)a

1.0 (0.8)

0.9 (0.8)

1 (0.83)

P < 0.001

Neutrophils (10e3/µL)a

4.9 (3.9)

6.6 (4.8)

7.1 (5.15)

P < 0.001

NLRa

4.5 (5.2)

7.5 (8.9)

6.8 (7.7)

P < 0.001

CRP (mg/L)a

57.3 (115.3)

47.7 (91.2)

50.4 (92.9)

P = 0.98

Ferritin (ng/mL)a

434.4 (746)

238.1 (347)

210 (364)

P< 0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)a

123 (80.3)

109 (79)

108 (73.25)

P < 0.001

  1. aContinuous variables are presented as medians and inter-quartile ranges.
  2. COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, RSV respiratory syncytial virus, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, CRP C-reactive protein.