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Table 3 Laboratory parameters in the whole population and in subgroups based on age quartiles

From: Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized for COVID-19: comparison between different age groups

 

All

(n = 2225)

G1

(n = 558)

G2

(n = 522)

G3

(n = 559)

G4

(n = 586)

ALT (U/L)

38 ± 114

47 ± 53°§

41 ± 54

30 ± 27

27 ± 34

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.17 ± 1.01

1.00 ± 1.16°§

1.06 ± 0.75 #

1.24 ± 1.06

1.37 ± 0.95

WBC (Ux \({10}^{9}\)/L)

8.92 ± 35.36

7.59 ± 4.70§

7.62 ± 4.71

8.10 ± 6.11

8.69 ± 5.62

RBC (Ux \({10}^{6}/\mathbf{L}\))

4.81 ± 10.39

4.92 ± 0.60*°§

4.73 ± 0.67#

4.51 ± 0.87

4.22 ± 0.75

Hb (g/L)

13.4 ± 2.3

14.1 ± 1.7°§

14.0 ± 2.8 #

13.1 ± 2.1

12.4 ± 2.0

PLT (Ux \({10}^{6}/\mathbf{L}\))

217 ± 104

221 ± 86

215 ± 91

211 ± 100

221 ± 130

Neutrophils (Ux \({10}^{9}\)/L)

76 ± 26

74 ± 14°

74 ± 18 #

79 ± 36

78 ± 31

Lymphocytes (Ux \({10}^{9}\)/L)

15 ± 13

17 ± 11°§

16 ± 16

14 ± 11

14 ± 12

N/L ratio

10.7 ± 22.9

8.7 ± 18.5°

8.9 ± 14.0#

13.0 ± 35.6

12.0 ± 16.5

K + (mEq/L)

4.2 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.5 *°

4.2 ± 0.5 #

4.3 ± 0.6

4.2 ± 0.7

Na + (mEq/L)

138 ± 7

137 ± 5 §

137 ± 4

137 ± 5

139 ± 10

Glycemia (mg/dL)

138 ± 65

127 ± 57 *°

145 ± 83

141 ± 62

140 ± 56

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

607 ± 226

616 ± 206

635 ± 297

602 ± 191

573 ± 189

INR

1.54 ± 10.83

1.17 ± 0.25

1.20 ± 0.51

1.30 ± 0.64

2.46 ± 21.39

CRP (mg/100mL)

78 ± 70

64 ± 63 *°§

77 ± 71

80 ± 69

91 ± 75

LDH (mU/mL)

356 ± 197

326 ± 128°§

365 ± 185

366 ± 2216

368 ± 230

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.55 ± 0.39

0.49 ± 0.29

0.57 ± 0.42

0.55 ± 0.41

0.59 ± 0.42

IL6 (pg/mL)

175 ± 675

63 ± 160 §

174 ± 734

140 ± 514

300 ± 945

  1. ALT Alanine aminotransferase, WBC White Blood Cells, RBC Red Blood Cells, Hb Hemoglobine, PLT Platelets, HTC Hematocrit, CRP C Reactive Protein
  2. * p < 0.05 G1 vs G2; ° p < 0.05 G1 vs G3; § p < 0.05 G1 vs G4; # p < 0.05 G2 vs G3; p < 0.05 G2 vs G4; p < 0.05 G3 vs G4