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Table 2 CT and laboratory characteristics of patients with COVID-19 at admission

From: Dynamic changes in clinical and CT characteristics of COVID-19 cases with different exposure histories: a retrospective study

 

All patients

(n = 53)

^Wuhan

(n = 30)

^Non-Wuhan

(n = 23)

p value

Chest CT: No., (%)

 Ground-glass opacity

46/53 (86.8%)

28/30 (93.3%)

18/23 (78.3%)

0.231||

 Patchy shadowing

27/53 (50.9%)

14/30 (46.7%)

13/23 (56.5%)

0.477||

 Consolidation

7/53 (13.2%)

3/30 (10%)

4/23 (17.4%)

0.705||

 Subpleural

47/53 (88.7%)

26/30 (86.7%)

21/23 (91.3%)

0.928||

CT score of lung involvement

 Median (IQR)

4.0 (3.0–6.0)

4.0 (3.8–6.0)

3.00 (2.0–5.0)

0.322‡‡

Laboratory findings

Mean (SD) or Median (IQR)

 White blood cell, NR: 3.5–9.5 × 109/L

4.01 (3.46–4.76)

3.98 (3.17–5.05)

4.02 (3.54–4.65)

0.753‡‡

 Lymphocyte, NR: 1.1–3.2 × 109/L

1.13 (0.49)

1.08 (0.48)

1.19 (0.51)

0.418

 Lymphocyte percent, NR: 20–50%

28.4 (12.3)

27.9 (12.2)

29.1 (12.7)

0.731

 Neutrophil, NR: 1.8–6.3 × 109/L

2.30 (1.79–2.98)

2.15 (1.75–2.93)

2.42 (2.02–3.11)

0.490‡‡

 Neutrophil percent, NR: 40–75%

60.5 (13.1)

60.5 (13.1)

60.5 (13.5)

0.991

 C-reactive protein, NR < 3 mg/L

13.7 (4.1–30.0)

15.0 (8.4–24.8)

13.7 (2.0–51.1)

0.809‡‡

 Procalcitonin, NR < 0.1 ng/mL

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

0.372‡‡

 Alanine aminotransferase, NR: 9–50 U/L

28.0 (20.0–49.0)

28.5 (19.8–45.5)

28.0 (23.0–51.0)

0.548‡‡

 Aspartate aminotransferase,

NR: 15–40 U/L

28.0 (22.0–39.0)

28.0 (22.0–35.0)

29.0 (19.0–42.0)

0.986‡‡

 Albumin, NR: 40-55 g/L

36.7 (3.7)

36.2 (3.2)

37.3 (4.3)

0.304

 Globulin, NR: 20-40 g/L

36.4 (33.0–40.0)

36.3 (33.0–41.4)

36.5 (33.0–38.3)

0.554‡‡

 Albumin / globulin ratio, NR: 1.2–2.4

1.02 (0.20)

0.99 (0.19)

1.06 (0.21)

0.226

 Glomerular filtration rate,

NR > 90 ml/min/1.73m2

104.3 (93.7–112.9)

100.1 (92.5–109.0)

108.6 (93.6–117.1)

0.170‡‡

Creatine kinase, NR: 50–310 U/L

61.0 (42.0–116.0)

59.0 (39.0–99.5)

70.0 (45.0–134.0)

0.206‡‡

  1. Note: NR Normal range
  2. ^ Wuhan: patients who lived in/or travelled to Wuhan recently
  3. ^ Non-Wuhan: patients who had contact with a confirmed case or unknown exposure
  4. || The differences between rates were tested by χ2 or Fisher exact tests, if appropriate
  5. Independent samples t-test
  6. ‡‡ Mann-Whitney U test
  7. Significant level p < 0.05