Skip to main content

Table 2 Laboratory findings on admission and presence of the comorbidities in study population, overall and by survivor status

From: Risk and predictors of in-hospital mortality from COVID-19 in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Characteristics

Total median (IQR)

Non-survivors median (IQR)

Survivors median (IQR)

P-value

WBC count, × 109 per L,

5.6 (4.4–7.7)

8.3 (5.4–12.0)

5.5 (4.3–7.2)

<0.001

Lymphocyte count, × 109/L

2.3 (1.4–3.3)

1.1 (0.6–1.7)

2.5 (1.7–3.5)

<0.001

Neutrophils, × 109/Ml

7.0 (6.1–7.9)

8.0 (7.1–8.7)

6.9 (6.0–7.7)

<0.001

Albumin, g/L

20.6 (13.0–27.0)

12.0 (6.0–19.0)

21.0 (15.0–28.0)

<0.001

AST, U/L

37.0 (29.0–49.0)

45.5–35.3–62.0)

36.0 (28.0–47.0)

<0.001

ALT, U/L

31.0 (23.0–42.0)

35.0–25.0–53.0)

31.0 (22.0–41.0)

0.281

Creatinine, mg/dl

1.02 (0.9–1.2)

1.20 (1.00–1.74)

1.00 (0.90–1.20)

<0.001

LDH, U/L

459 (366–576)

578 (423–738)

442 (363–559)

0.006

Hb, g/dL

13.9 (12.5–15.0)

13.3 (11.5–14.9)

13.9 (12.6–15.0)

0.146

Esr, mm/h

45.0 (27.0–65.0)

53.0 (31.3–77.3)

44.0 (27.0–65.0)

0185

CRP, mg/l

18 (2–64)

45 (3–106)

16 (2–56)

0.008

Comorbidities

 DM (all)

9.0% (267)

15.9 (48)

8.2% (219)

< 0.001

 Only DM

4.7% (138)

7.6% (23)

4.3% (115)

0.010

 CVD (all)

10.6% (314)

17.9% (54)

9.8% (260)

< 0.001

 Only CVD

5.7% (168)

9.0% (27)

5.3% (141)

0.009

 DM or CVD

16.5% (487)

28.9% (87)

15.1% (400)

< 0.001

 Any comorbidity

25.3% (749)

44.5% (134)

23.2% (615)

< 0.001

  1. DM (all): DM with or without other comorbidities. “Only DM”: DM without other comorbidities. CVD (all): CVD with or without other comorbidities. “Only CVD”: CVD without other comorbidities. “Any comorbidity”: The presence of any comorbidity
  2. IQR inter quartile range, ALT alanine transaminases, AST aspartate transaminases, CRP C-reactive protein, Esr erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Hb hemoglobin, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, PT prothrombin time, WBC white blood cell, CVD cardiovascular diseases, DM diabetes mellitus