Serum cystatin C and inflammatory factors related to COVID-19 consequences

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 7 Correlation of basic values of inflammatory factors and ventilation time^*

Biochemical and Inflammatory factors	Correlation coefficient N = 66	P-value
Cystatin C	-0.162	0.195
Creatinine	-0.140	0.263
Ferritin	0.139	0.265
NLR	0.308	0.012 ^**
LDH	0.165	0.186
CRP	0.278	0.024 ^**

*Spearman was used for analyzing bivariate correlation;** Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio
CRP: C-reactive protein
LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase

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