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Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of patients with COVID-19 on hospital admission, divided for groups (DSG vs. NDSG)

From: COVID-19 inpatients with gastrointestinal onset: sex and care needs’ differences in the district of Ferrara, Italy

 

DSG (N = 62)

NDSG (N = 433)

Overall (N = 495)

p value

Sex

   

0.031

 Male, n (%)

23 (37.1)

224 (51.7)

247 (49.9)

 

 Female, n (%)

39 (62.9)

209 (48.3)

248 (50.1)

 

Age, years ± SD

70 ± 17

72 ± 17

72 ± 17

0.042

CCI, points

2 (0–4)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

0.046

White Blood Cells, n/mmc

6040 (5130–9450)

6610 (4935–9585)

6540 (5020–9670)

0.75

Lymphocytes, n/mmc

1085 (785–1485)

1010 (700–1420)

1015 (710–1463)

0.24

CRP, mg/dl

6.6 (2.1–13.2)

5.6 (1.8–11.6)

5.6 (1.9–11.8)

0.31

Procalcitonin, ng/ml

0.22 (0.06–0.43)

0.20 (0.07–0.64)

0.20 (0.07–0.62)

0.98

Creatinine, mg/dl

0.94 (0.77–1.42)

0.97 (0.74–1.28)

0.96 (0.75–1.29)

0.60

Isoamylase, U/L

30 (19–54)

32 (21–51)

32 (21–52)

0.92

ALT, U/L

19 (14–34)

23 (14–37)

22 (14–36)

0.51

LDH, mg/dl

282 (202–410)

268 (199–363)

269 (200–368)

0.31

CPK, U/L

86 (48–181)

95 (46–179)

89 (46–178)

0.73

  1. Data are reported as median (IQR) unless otherwise specified
  2. DGS Digestive Symptoms group, NDGS No Digestive Symptoms Group, SD Standard Deviation, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, CRP C Reactive Protein, ALT Alanine Transferase, LDH Lactic Dehydrogenase, CPK Creatine Phosphokinase