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Table 2 Laboratory findings of patients infected with 2019-nCoV on admission to hospital in rRT-PCR Positive and rRT-PCR Negative groups

From: Clinical and laboratory findings in COVID-19 adult hospitalized patients from Alborz province / Iran: comparison of rRT-PCR positive and negative

Variable(n/N)

Total

PCR Negative(n = 53)

PCR Positive(n = 111)

P value

aHb mg/dl

13.5

13.1(2.4)

13.7(1.6)

0.008

WBC count, ×  109/L

5800(4400–7700)

6850.0(5137.5–8587.5)

5410.0(4280.0–6800.0)

0.001

Lymph count, × 109/L

1.2(0.9–1.6)

1.5(0.9–2.1)

1.1(0.8–1.4)

0.001

Lymph count< 1.1 × 109/L

68/164(41.7)

16/53(30.8)

52/111(46.8)

0.05

Platelet count, ×  109/L

194.5(136.5–249.2)

212.0(144.0–263.0)

191.0(135.0–247.0)

0.363

ESR(124/164)

46(30.2–65.7)

50.0(33.0–68.0)

45.0(30.0–65.0)

0.625

CRP mg/dl (159/164)

39.7(11.0–74.0)

36.5(8.5–57.7)

42.7(13.0–80.1)

0.180

CRP > 6 mg/dl

123/159(80.5)

40/50(80.0)

88/109(80.7)

0.914

LDH, U/L (104/164)

472(362.2–591.5)

414.0(297.0–557.7)

484.0(297.0–557.7)

0.195

LDH > 245

98/104(94.2)

27/30(90.0)

71/74(95.9)

0.239

AST, U/L(80/164)

39(30.0–48.0)

35.5(30.0–48.0)

40.0(30.2–48.7)

0.418

ALT, U/L (80/164)

33(24.0–41.0)

33.0(22.0–57.0)

34.0(24.5–41.0)

0.983

CPK U/L(23/164)

159(51.0–236.0)

93.0(45.0–236.0)

174.5(61.9–292.7)

0.671

Sodium mmol/L (130/164)

136(133–138)

136.0(133.0–138.0)

135.0(133.0–138.0)

0.445

Potassium mmol/L (130/164)

4.1(3.8–4.4)

4.1(3.9–4.5)

4.0(3.8–4.3)

0.067

Magnesium mmol/L (60/164)

2.0(1.9–2.2)

2.1(1.9–2.2)

2.0(1.9–2.3)

0.726

BUN mg/dl(158/164)

12.1(9.0–16.7)

12.0(9.0–18.1)

12.1(9.0–16.2)

0.455

Cr mmol/L (158/164)

1.0(0.9–1.2)

1.0(0.8–1.1)

1.0(0.9–1.2)

0.151

Date of symptoms before admission

6.5(4.0–8.7)

6.0(3.0–9.0)

7.0(4.0–8.0)

0.958

  1. Other data are Median (IQR), or n/N (%)
  2. Hb hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell, Lymph lymphocyte, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CPK creatine phosphokinase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr Creatinine
  3. aThis data is Mean (SD)