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Table 4 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings in males and females in the Digestive Symptoms Group (DSG)

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

 

DSG (N = 62)

p value

Males (N = 23)

Females (N = 39)

Age, years ± SD

66 ± 18

72 ± 17

0.022

CCI, points

2 (1–5)

1 (0–1)

0.034

White Blood Cells, n/mmc

6040 (5130–9650)

6140 (5640–9140)

0.60

Lymphocytes, n/mmc

985 (380–1000)

1155 (1180–1890)

0.38

CRP, mg/dl

11.1 (9.4–21.3)

4.9 (2.0–8.0)

0.043

Procalcitonin, ng/ml

0.28 (0.10–5.83)

0.18 (0.02–0.43)

0.14

Creatinine, mg/dl

1.09 (0.79–1.46)

0.86 (0.75–1.24)

0.22

Isoamylase, U/L

32 (19–46)

30 (23–33)

0.99

ALT, U/L

22 (15–42)

18 (13–23)

0.25

LDH, mg/dl

369 (209–425)

246 (183–296)

0.07

CPK, U/L

88 (63–187)

63 (86–134)

0.34

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