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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included patients, stratified by C-reactive protein

From: Plasma CRP level is positively associated with the severity of COVID-19

 

CRP 1 (n = 48)

CRP 2 (n = 28)

p value

Demographics

 Age (years)

41.9 ± 13.3

49.1 ± 10.6

0.016

 Male (%)

25 (52.1)

17 (60.7)

0.465

 Highest temperature (degree centigrade)

38.0 ± 0.7

38.2 ± 0.6

0.223

 Pulse per minute

92 ± 11

92 ± 12

0.786

 Hypertension (%)

7 (14.58%)

11 (39.29%)

0.015

Respiratory manifestation

 Breath (times per minute) (%)

  

0.232

  16

1 (2.080%)

0 (0.00%)

 

  17

1 (2.08%)

0 (0.00%)

 

  18

4 (8.33%)

1 (3.57%)

 

  19

3 (6.25%)

2 (7.14%)

 

  20

34 (70.83%)

19 (67.86%)

 

  21

3 (6.25%)

0 (0.00%)

 

  22

1 (2.08%)

5 (17.86%)

 

  23

1 (2.08%)

1 (3.57%)

 

 Dyspnea (%)

5 (10.42%)

9 (32.14%)

0.018

 Cough (%)

31 (64.58%)

19 (67.86)

0.772

Manifestation of the other systems (%)

 Diarrhea

9 (18.75%)

8 (28.57%)

0.322

 Vomitting

7 (14.58%)

6 (21.43%)

0.445

 Fatigued

21 (43.75%)

16 (57.14%)

0.260

Laboratory characteristics

 Total protein (g/L)

70.88 ± 5.31

71.13 ± 6.55

0.854

 Globulin (g/L)

28.70 ± 4.46

31.50 ± 5.24

0.016

 Albumin globulin ratio

1.51 ± 0.26

1.29 ± 0.20

< 0.001

 Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L)

203.21 ± 65.28

266.14 ± 83.33

< 0.001

 Creatinine (mmol/L)

69.50 ± 15.02

73.32 ± 18.55

0.330

 Alanine aminotranferase (U/L)

27.08 ± 26.47

35.21 ± 23.34

0.182

 Aspartate transaminase (U/L)

28.00 ± 17.94

40.50 ± 25.66

0.015

 Total bilirubin (mmol/L)

14.68 ± 8.18

15.12 ± 8.98

0.826

 White blood cell count (109/L)

4.57 ± 1.68

4.25 ± 1.10

0.377

 Neutrophile count (109/L)

2.90 ± 1.40

2.98 ± 0.82

0.806

 Lymphocyte count (109/L)

1.24 ± 0.55

0.94 ± 0.38

0.011

 Neutrophile lymphocyte ratio

2.95 ± 3.05

3.77 ± 1.89

0.202

 Hemoglobulin (g/L)

137.8 ± 12.5

134.3 ± 13.7

0.264

 Platelet count (109/L)

177.81 ± 68.38

171.64 ± 55.16

0.686

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, or n (%). CRP 1: C-reactive protein < 20.44 g/L
  2. CRP 2: C-reactive protein ≥ 20.44 g/L