Table 2 Correlation of biomarkers with structural lung impairment at early post-acute follow-up.

From: Pulmonary recovery from COVID-19 in patients with metabolic diseases: a longitudinal prospective cohort study

Baseline Characteristics

Spearman ρ

P-value

Body-mass index (BMI)

0.180

0.884

Age

0.521

< 0.001

Inflammatory Biomarker

 C-reactive protein

0.359

< 0.001

 IL-6

0.425

< 0.001

 Serum ferrtin

0.236

0.008

 D-dimer

0.368

< 0.001

Blood lipids

 Triglycerides

0.106

0.235

 HDL-C

− 0.209

0.019

Adipocytokines

 Serum adiponectin

− 0.035

0.694

 Serum leptin

− 0.217

0.015

  1. N = 145. Biomarkers were correlated with the severity of structural lung impairment as assessed by Syngo.via CT Pneumonia Analysis software at 60 days post-COVID follow-up.
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