Research Article

ABO rs657152 and Blood Groups Are as Predictor Factors of COVID-19 Mortality in the Iranian Population

Table 2

Comparison laboratory parameters between dead and improved patients infected with COVID-19.

VariablesDead patients ()Improved patients () value

Mean <0.001
Gender (male/female) () ()0.587
ALT, IU/L () (reference range: 5-40)<0.001
AST, IU/L () (reference range: 5-40)<0.001
ALP, IU/L () (reference range: up to 306)<0.001
Cholesterol, mg/dL () (reference range: 50-200)<0.001
TG, mg/dL () (reference range: 60-165)<0.001
LDL, mg/dL () (reference range: up to 150)<0.001
HDL, mg/dL () (reference range: >40)<0.001
WBC, 109/L () (reference range: 4000-10000)0.263
CRP, mg/L () (reference range: <10 mg/L negative)<0.001
ESR, mm/1st h () (reference range: 0-15)<0.001
FBS, mg/dL () (reference range: 70-100)<0.001
Platelets ×1000/cumm () (reference range: 140000-400000)0.310
Uric acid, mg/dL () (reference range: 3.6-6.8)<0.001
Creatinine, mg/dL () (reference range: 0.6-1.4)<0.001
T3, ng/dL () (reference range: 2.3-4.2)0.052
T4, mcg/dL () (reference range: 5.6-13.7)0.156
TSH, mu/L () (reference range: 0.4-4.5)0.359
25-hydroxy vitamin D, ng/mL () (sufficiency: 21-150)<0.001
Real-time PCR Ct values90.001
ABO blood groups<0.001
A (%)584 (48.3%)390 (27.1%)
B (%)302 (24.9%)155 (10.7%)
AB (%)78 (6.4%)115 (8.0%)
O (%)247 (20.4%)782 (54.2%)

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; TG: triglyceride; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; WBC: white blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FBS: fasting blood glucose; T3: triiodothyronine; T4: thyroxine; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; Ct: cycle threshold; SD: standard deviation. Statistically significant (<0.05).