Research Article

Associated Biochemical and Hematological Markers in COVID-19 Severity Prediction

Table 1

Sociodemographic and other laboratory investigations with the prognosis of COVID-19.

ParametersMild (N = 101)Moderate/severe (N = 90) value

Demographic characteristics
 Gender
  Male61 (60.4%)53 (58.9%)
  Female40 (39.6%)37 (41.1%)
Age (years)50.08 ± 17.1060.31 ± 17.350.001
 Comorbidities
  CKD18 (17.8%)40 (44.4%)0.001
  HTN11 (10.9%)20 (22.2%)0.034
  DM32 (31.7%)41 (45.6%)0.049
  COPD2 (2.0%)20 (22.2%)0.001
  Anemia17 (16.8%)29 (32.2%)
  Pneumonia2 (2.0%)11 (12.2%)0.005
 Hematological parameters
  Hb (gm/dl)12.7 ± 2.711.5 ± 2.50.001
  Total WBC count (cells/cumm)6418.8 ± 2586.99177.8 ± 4829.90.001
  Neutrophil count (%)70.7 ± 12.582.5 ± 9.70.001
  Lymphocyte count (%)24.6 ± 11.613.9 ± 8.40.001
  Monocyte count (%)3.5 ± 2.23.5 ± 10.40.965
  Eosinophil count (%)1.3 ± 1.21.3 ± 4.30.959
  Platelets count (cells/cumm)216603 ± 83486217577 ± 829250.936
  PCV (%)38.1 ± 7.931.9 ± 7.50.14
  RBC count (cells/cumm)4.3 ± 0.93.96 ± 0.90.001
  NLR3.3 (1.9–5)6.9 (4.4–11.4)0.001
  LMR7.3 (5–11)5.7 (3.1–9.5)0.017
  PLR8750 (6242–12398)18437 (10269–28380)0.001
  LCR0.6 (0.2–2.5)0.1 (0.056–0.25)0.001
 Biochemical parameters
  Urea (mg/dl)26 (20–39)49 (28–99.2)0.001
  Creatinine (mg/dl)1.0 (0.85–1.3)1.3 (1–4.3)0.001
  Sodium (mEq/L)136 ± 4.6135.7 ± 6.40.631
  Potassium (mEq/L)3.9 ± 0.54.1 ± 0.70.03
  ALT (U/L)30 (20.5–45)50 (27.7–77)0.001
  AST (U/L)32 (24–50)47.5 (32–70.5)0.001
  ALP (U/L)84.9 ± 39.990.2 ± 33.30.325
  Total bilirubin (mg/dl)0.6 (0.4–0.8)0.6 (0.4–0.8)0.454
  Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)0.2 (0.2–0.3)0.2 (0.2–0.3)0.247
  Ferritin (ng/ml)409 (268.3–623.5)945 (474.8–1530)0.001
  LDH (U/L)500 (384–662.5)870 (533.5–1200.2)0.001
  CRP (mg/dl)39 (13–84.4)136.5 (93.7–188.5)0.001
  D-dimer (ng/ml)0.45 (0.2–0.8)1.95 (1.0–5.7)0.001

CKD: chronic kidney disease; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hb: hemoglobin; PCV: packed cell volume; ALT: alanine transferase; AST: aspartate transferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive protein; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR: lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; LCR: lymphocyte-to-CRP ratio. value indicates the level of significance.