Table 2 Baseline paraclinical features of hospitalized patients with BA.5 Omicron

Blood cell count (mean ± SD)

White blood cells (×10⁹/mL)

10.4 ± 7.2

Lymphocyte (×10⁹/mL)

2.0 ± 1.7

Neutrophil (×10⁹/mL)

7.6 ± 1.7

Platelet (×10⁹/mL)

195.6 ± 101.8

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.4 ± 3.0

Inflammatory markers (mean ± SD)

Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L)

481.0 ± 160.0

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

0.5 ± 0.5

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

79.8 ± 56.7

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)

50.2 ± 30.3

D-dimer (ng/mL)

3181.2 ± 2914.3

Chest CT scan (n (%)

Normal

8 (17.8%)

Ground-glass opacity

19 (39.6%)

Consolidation

3 (6.3%)

Nodule

2 (4.2%)

Reticular pattern

2 (4.2%)

Mixed pattern

16 (33.3%)

Bilateral involvement

22 (45.8%)

< 25% involvement

9 (18.8%)

25–50% involvement

25 (52.1%)

50% < involvement

15 (31.3%)