Research Article

The COVID-19 Severity and Its Association with Intestinal Parasite Coinfection and Urine Biochemical Parameters among COVID-19-Confirmed Patients Admitted to Debre Markos University COVID-19 Center, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Urine biochemical parameters of 136 COVID-19-confirmed patients and severity of the disease, Northwest Ethiopia.

Urine biochemical parametersTotal (%)Mild ()Severe ()Critical () value

Normal biochemical results32 (23.5)11 (19.0)15 (31.9)6 (19.4)0.124
Abnormal biochemical results104 (76.5)47 (81.0)32 (68.1)25 (80.6)0.246
 Leukocyte esterase7 (5.9)3 (5.2)0 (0.0)5 (16.1)0.002
 Protein35 (25.7)7 (12.06)10 (13.5)18 (80.6)0.012
 Blood54 (39.7)27 (46.5)12 (16.2)15 (48.3)0.007
 Ketone30 (21.1)10 (17.2)9 (12.2)11 (35.5)0.069
 Glucose36 (26.5)10 (17.2)12 (16.2)14 (45.2)0.037
 Bilirubin6 (4.4)3 (5.2)0 (0.0)3 (9.6)0.05
 Urobilinogen0 (0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
 Nitrate2 (1.5)0 (0.0)2 (2.7)0 (0.0)0.171