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Table 4 Laboratory findings of adult COVID-19 patients with different levels of HDL-C

From: Low high-density lipoprotein level is correlated with the severity of COVID-19 patients: an observational study

 

Normal range

Low HDL (n = 46)

High HDL (n = 182)

P value

White blood cell count, ×109/L, median (IQR)

4–10

4.78 (3.82, 6.13)

4.58 (3.52, 5.66)

0.627

Lymphocyte count, ×109/L, median (IQR)

0.8–4.0

1.02 (0.72, 1.51)

1.17 (0.84, 1.59)

0.207

Lymphocyte %, median (IQR)

20–40

22.35 (17.58, 30.10)

27.45 (20.05, 33.00)

0.050

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L, median (IQR)

0–42

21.49 (16.13, 30.28)

18.81 (13.81, 26.61)

0.044

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L, median (IQR)

0–37

25.87 (19.53, 34.01)

23.76 (19.25, 28.77)

0.109

Total bilirubin, μmol/L, median (IQR)

3.4–20.5

11.16 (8.16, 15.35)

10.87 (8.68, 16.36)

0.769

C-reactive protein, mg/L, median (IQR)

0–8

27.83 (14.68, 44.74)

12.56 (3.29, 26.88)

< 0.001

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm/h, median (IQR)

0–15

52.00 (22.00, 67.75)

39.50 (22.0, 68.25)

0.538

Procalcitonin, ≥0.05 ng/mL, No. (%)

< 0.05

17 (37.0%)

46 (25.3%)

0.113

Creatinine, μmol/L, median (IQR)

21.5–104

53.70 (43.61, 65.02)

50.85 (41.22, 64.02)

0.209

Creatine kinase, U/L, median (IQR)

10–190

83.35 (57.05, 148.63)

69.75 (46.30, 114.45)

0.116

Creatine kinase-MB, U/L, median (IQR)

0–24

9.35 (5.33, 12.50)

9.57 (6.40, 12.92)

0.624

  1. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant (marked in bold)
  2. COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019; HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol; IQR Inter-quartile range