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Table 2 Laboratory Results

From: Age is not the only risk factor in COVID-19: the role of comorbidities and of long staying in residential care homes

 

Total

(n = 81)

Age 65–79

(n = 41)

Age ≥ 80

(n = 40)

p value

Hemocromocytometric parameters

 Haemoglobin (g/dl)

12.23 ± 1.81

12.57 ± 1.98

11.89 ± 1.56

NS

 Platelet (10^3/uL)

211.07 ± 101.7

204.63 ± 99.4

217.33 ± 104.91

NS

 WBC (10^3/uL)

8.37 ± 4.13

8.08 ± 4.82

8.66 ± 3.34

NS

 Neutrophil %

74.1 ± 13.61

70.86 ± 14.97

77.33 ± 11.38

0.03

 Lymphocytes %

18.07 ± 11.85

20.9 ± 13.41

15.23 ± 9.39

0.03

 Monocytes %

6.72 ± 3.35

7.04 ± 3.05

6.39 ± 3.61

NS

 Eosinophil %

0.85 ± 1.08

0.82 ± 1.04

0.88 ± 1.14

NS

 Basophil %

0.27 ± 0.34

0.31 ± 0.41

0.23 ± 0.25

NS

 Neutrophil (M/mm^3)

6.34 ± 3.36

5.86 ± 3.54

6.82 ± 3.14

NS

 Lymphocytes (M/mm^3)

1.44 ± 1.71

1.67 ± 2.28

1.21 ± 0.76

NS

 Monocytes (M/mm^3)

0.55 ± 0.37

0.55 ± 0.38

0.54 ± 0.35

NS

 Eosinophil (M/mm^3)

0.41 ± 3.01

0.76 ± 4.26

0.07 ± 0.1

NS

 Basophil (M/mm^3)

0.03 ± 0.08

0.03 ± 0.07

0.04 ± 0.09

NS

Hormone Levels

 FT4 (ng/dl)

1.1 ± 0.23

1.2 ± 0.27

1.03 ± 0.18

0.04

 FT3 (pg/ml)

1.78 ± 0.55

1.81 ± 0.55

1.76 ± 0.57

NS

 TSH (uU/ml)

1.01 ± 0.85

0.87 ± 0.81

1.11 ± 0.87

NS

 Vitamin D 25-OH (ng/ml)

10.66 ± 9.57

8.4 ± 9.11

11.92 ± 9.84

NS

 Ferritin (ng/ml)

843.4 ± 1110.26

692.15 ± 932.01

1006.76 ± 1274.7

NS

Serum Markers of inflammation

 Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

1.21 ± 3.92

0.53 ± 1.01

1.76 ± 5.15

NS

 NLR

6.71 ± 5,44

5.35 ± 3.79

8.06 ± 6.47

0.02

 PLR

206.76 ± 123.88

188.66 ± 101.18

223.89 ± 141.35

NS

 C-Reactive Protein (mg/dl)

7.54 ± 7.28

5.53 ± 6.23

9.55 ± 7.76

0.02

Blood Biochemistry

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.23 ± 0.98

1.11 ± 0.63

1.35 ± 1.23

NS

 Urea (mg/dl)

29.96 ± 25.22

26.33 ± 22.99

33.6 ± 27.07

NS

 AST (U/L)

32.7 ± 36.23

31.35 ± 17.38

34.08 ± 48.79

NS

 ALT (U/L)

25.09 ± 31.55

27.5 ± 21.21

22.62 ± 39.62

NS

 LDH (U/L)

312.89 ± 134.51

294.41 ± 126.18

333 ± 142.16

NS

 Alkaline phoshatase (U/L)

95.33 ± 50.86

92.48 ± 54.72

98.17 ± 47.74

NS

 Troponin (pg/ml)

48.26 ± 81.84

36.48 ± 53.46

60.05 ± 102.46

NS

 D-dimer (ng/ml)

974.93 ± 1270.89

861.18 ± 1270.87

1091.76 ± 1277.66

NS

Serum Immunological Markers

 T cells (%)

74.06 ± 11.43

76.31 ± 7.91

72.06 ± 13.77

NS

 T cells (cells/uL)

735.76 ± 459.27

714.13 ± 291.77

755.00 ± 577.50

NS

 B cells (%)

10.79 ± 6.05

10.88 ± 6.73

10.72 ± 5.58

NS

 B cells (cells/uL)

111.71 ± 99.54

105.69 ± 95.79

117.06 ± 105.23

NS

 T cells CD4+ (%)

48.26 ± 13.29

49.75 ± 12.01

46.94 ± 14.54

NS

 T cells CD4+ (cells/uL)

505.35 ± 404.79

504.75 ± 334.32

505.84 ± 468.45

NS

 T cells CD8+ (%)

23.82 ± 13.06

24.50 ± 10.97

23.22 ± 14.97

NS

 T cells CD8+ (cells/uL)

209.85 ± 134.00

218.94 ± 118.10

201.78 ± 149.68

NS

 NK cells (%)

14.25 ± 10.79

12.44 ± 7.72

15.83 ± 12.95

NS

 NK cells (cells/uL)

129.06 ± 98.44

111.19 ± 74.55

144.94 ± 115.49

NS

 CD4+/CD8+

2.81 ± 1.67

2.60 ± 1.36

3.01 ± 1.92

NS

  1. Was used Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. The statistical adjusted significance was accepted at the adjusted p value < 0.0008
  2. Abbreviations: WBC white blood cells, M thousand, NLR neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet to lymphocyte ratio, NK natural killer