Table 2 Laboratory findings of patients infected with COVID-19 on admission.

From: Association of cardiac injury with hypertension in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in China

Variables, median (IQR)

Total (n = 388)

Normotension (n = 313)

Hypertension (n = 75)

p value

White blood cells

4.77 (3.70–6.26)

4.65 (3.65–6.26)

5.05 (3.89–6.35)

0.443

Neutrophil

3.14 (2.32–4.47)

3.10 (2.26–4.41)

3.44 (2.40–4.59)

0.624

Lymphocyte

1.07 (0.77–1.46)

1.06 (0.78–1.48)

1.10 (0.74–1.34)

0.446

Platelets

178.00 (142.00–225.00)

178.00 (142.99–225.50)

178.00 (135.00–223.00)

0.509

Haemoglobin

132.50 (121.00–143.00)

133.00 (122.00–144.00)

129.00 (121.00–139.00)

0.708

CRP

9.65 (2.98–26.70)

9.30 (2.31–23.68)

12.45 (5.00–38.60)

 ≤ 0.05

Hs-CRP

6.00 (0.61–23.75)

5.38 (0.50–22.48)

12.34 (4.20–37.13)

0.03

K+

3.96 (3.62–4.25)

3.95 (3.63–4.25)

3.98 (3.59–4.28)

0.762

Na+

138.80 (136.50–140.60)

138.70 (136.50–140.40)

138.85 (136.30–140.85)

0.554

Cl

103.15 (100.00–105.30)

103.40 (100.23–105.40)

101.85 (99.10–104.65)

0.195

Ca+

2.22 (2.11–2.36)

2.23 (2.11–2.34)

2.22 (2.10–2.42)

0.178

ESR (mm/h)

40.00 (20.00–64.00)

38.00 (18.00–60.00)

46.00 (25.25,70.00)

 ≤ 0.05

Total protein, (g/L)

69.50 (64.80–74.10)

74.40 (65.10–74.65)

66.25 (63.68–71.70)

0.381

Albumin, g/L

40.50 (37.12–44.40)

40.80 (37.90–44.63)

38.95 (34.45–42.05)

0.382

Activated partial thromboplastin time, s

31.80 (27.80–36.43)

32.05 (28.03–36.85)

30.30 (26.80–35.35)

0.325

D-dimer, mg/L

0.35 (0.20–0.59)

0.33 (0.18–0.59)

0.42 (0.27–0.67)

0.381

Fibrinogen (g/L)

3.69 (2.86–4.71)

3.67 (2.75–4.72)

4.00 (3.10–4.66)

0.461

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

24.00 (19.00–34.00)

24.00 (19.00–32.00)

27.50 (20.8–43.50)

 ≤ 0.05

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L

24.00 (16.00–35.00)

24.00 (16.00–34.00)

26.65 (16.00–42.25)

0.184

Total bilirubin, mmol/L

10.81 (7.90–17.60)

11.15 (7.75–17.30)

10.60 (8.24–18.46)

0.747

Creatinine, μmol/L

64.44 (54.5–77.90)

63.00 (53.78–75.20)

72.00 (57.25–86.45)

0.061

Uric acid (umol/L)

266.62 (206.55–323.25)

258.93 (204.40–318.27)

296.00 (232.00–349.35)

0.114

Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

3.74 (3.00–4.80)

3.60 (2.90–4.42)

4.43 (3.42–5.81)

0.258

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.30 (5.44–7.81)

6.24 (5.41–7.69)

6.51 (5.57–8.95)

0.815

Cholesterol

3.90 (3.41–4.59)

3.90 (3.33–4.51)

4.02 (3.55–4.76)

0.133

Triglyceride

1.23 (0.92–1.96)

1.22 (0.88,1.89)

1.32 (0.96–2.38)

0.209

HDL

1.14 (0.95–1.33)

1.13 (0.94–1.33)

1.15 (1.01–1.34)

0.724

LDL

2.15 (1.77–2.68)

2.17 (1.74–2.67)

2.12 (1.82–2.78)

0.267

Chest radiographs and CT finding

Unilateral pneumonia

10 (2.6)

10 (3.2)

0 (0)

0.220

Bilateral pneumonia

341 (87.7)

268 (85.6)

73 (97.3)

 < 0.001

Normal

16 (4.1)

 

2 (2.7)

0.747

  1. CRP C-reactive protein; ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HDL high-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein; IQR interquartile range; LDL low density lipoprotein.