Table 2 Initial laboratory results within 72 h of admission of COVID-19 patients and controls.

From: Cytokine signatures of end organ injury in COVID-19

Laboratory result

Controls

N = 51

COVID-19

N = 90

p-value

Routine blood

White blood cell, 103 µL

7.2 (4.8, 10.7)

5.8 (4.3, 7.9)

0.13

Neutrophils, 103 µL

4.5 (2.9, 6.8)

4.0 (3.1, 6.6)

0.9

Lymphocytes, 103 µL

1.08 (0.55, 1.79)

0.80 (0.50, 1.10)

0.032

Platelet, 103 µL

224 (148, 270)

173 (136, 227)

0.040

Hemoglobin, g/dL

11.00 (9.75, 13.25)

12.50 (10.70, 13.40)

0.041

Neutrophil/lymphocytes ratio

5.2 (2.1, 7.6)

5.5 (3.1, 10.1)

0.067

Coagulation function

Partial thromboplastin time, s

31.0 (27.1, 33.8)

32.6 (29.8, 34.6)

0.2

Prothrombin time, s

13.05 (11.65, 14.93)

13.85 (12.80, 15.15)

0.2

d-dimer, ng/mL

242 (150, 444)

389 (234, 698)

0.14

Fibrinogen, mg/dL

375 (221, 417)

488 (383, 573)

0.15

Blood biochemistry

Albumin, g/dL

3.50 (2.90, 3.90)

2.80 (2.40, 3.23)

< 0.001

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

20 (14, 37)

30 (19, 45)

0.039

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L

24 (19, 34)

39 (27, 69)

< 0.001

Total bilirubin, mg/dL

0.50 (0.40, 0.90)

0.60 (0.40, 0.85)

> 0.9

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.93 (0.69, 1.21)

0.94 (0.76, 1.33)

0.6

Ferritin, ng/dL

386 (103, 1167)

749 (381, 1383)

0.3

Lactate, mmol/L

1.30 (1.00, 1.70)

0.96 (0.76, 1.25)

0.010

Glucose, mg/dL

108 (92, 134)

106 (93, 133)

0.6

Inflammatory markers

C-reactive protein, µg/mL

4 (2, 7)

10 (5, 16)

0.10

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm/h

60 (46, 60)

55 (20, 71)

> 0.9

Procalcitonin, ng/mL

0.24 (0.13, 0.46)

0.14 (0.07, 0.36)

0.3

Arterial blood gas analysis

pH

7.60 (7.60, 7.60)

7.40 (7.31, 7.44)

0.092

PaO2, mmHg

78 (78, 78)

74 (55, 84)

0.8

PaCO2, mmHg

44 (44, 44)

38 (33, 49)

0.7