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Table 4

Laboratory data at diagnosis according to vital status.

All patients (n = 10)Death patients (n = 3)Survivors (n = 7) value

Hemoglobin (g/dL)10.7 [10.5–11.9]10.6 [8.3–11.9]10.8 [10.5–13.8]0.49
ALT (UI/L)12.5 [10.0–15.0]13.0 [10.0–170]12.0 [10.0–15.0]0.56
AST (UI/L)18 [1422]16 [1417, 23]28 [23–2064]0.02
NT-proBNP (pg/dL)3926 [3200–9145]9145 [2500–10023]3900 [3200–4760]0.57
Troponin (g/l)60 [48.7–80.9]80.9 [56.1–81.0]]60.0 [44–60.7]0.3
GGT (UI/L)23.0 [15.0–38.0]30.0 [17.0–38.0]18.0 [14.0–38.0]0.49
D-dimer (ng/dL)1489 [780–2476]1753 [426–1982]1225 [780–3302]0.73
CPK (UI/L)59 [31–81]81.0 [23.0–780]58 [31–80]0.43
Fibrinogen (mgl/dl)529 [328–610]531 [275–651]528 [328–610]0.91
IL-6 (pg/ml)36.0 [28.4–70.3]41.4 [31.8–95.4]31.1 [21.3–70.3]0.31
WBC (103/μL)4.8 [4.5–6.9]5.4 [4.5–9.5]4.8 [4.3–6.9]0.31
MLR2.3 [1.7–3.5]2.5 [1.4–55.3]2.0 [1.7–3.5]0.91
NLR3.1 [2.6–7.5]2.7 [2.6–6.5]3.3 [2.5–9.4]0.57
LCR1.7 [0.4–1.9]0.4 [0.3–0.6]1.8 [1.6–2.1]0.09
Ferritin (ng/mL)1020 [601–1952]1062 [978–19083]915 [336–1952]0.31
PCT (mg/dL)0.54 [0.37–0.75]0.54 [0.33–100]0.53 [0.37–0.75]0.91
CRP (mg/dL)1.5 [0.5–4.3]1.7 [1.7–7.9]0.8 [0.3–4.3]0.21

Mann–Whitney U. ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; NT-proBNP: NT-proB-type natriuretic peptide; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CPK: creatine phosphokinase; IL-6: interleukin 6; WBC: white blood cell; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LCR: lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio; MLR: monocyte-lymphocyte ratio; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein.