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Table 8 Comparison of laboratory data among patients with different Ct values in those who were tested using the Abbott rt-PCR machine

From: Initial viral cycle threshold values in patients with COVID-19 and their clinical significance

 

Abbot

N

Mean

Std. deviation

95% CI for Mean

P-value

Lower

Upper

WBC

Low Ct value

99

6.15

3.27

5.31

7.17

0.06

Medium Ct value

18

7.77

4.02

5.26

10.03

PMN

Low Ct value

100

4.44

3.01

3.64

5.24

0.22

Medium Ct value

19

5.38

3.36

3.49

7.12

Lymph%

Low Ct value

100

20.97

12.92

16.68

23.93

0.59

Medium Ct value

19

19.28

8.87

15.39

26.04

Lymph

Low Ct value

99

1.47

2.74

0.99

1.38

0.98

Medium Ct value

18

1.49

0.75

0.93

2.03

Plat

Low Ct value

100

228.37

129.15

185.64

261.57

0.71

Medium Ct value

19

240.16

113.25

168.35

339.47

ALT

Low Ct value

65

47.58

40.88

37.56

61.52

0.13

Medium Ct value

14

88.66

203.61

− 54.77

255.1

AST

Low Ct value

95

45.56

33.71

35.24

54.35

0.047

Medium Ct value

18

86.61

187.18

− 50.58

271.51

LDH

Low Ct value

98

321.60

138.82

281.44

360.75

0.55

Medium Ct value

16

345.77

214.54

179.03

473.33

D-dimer

Low Ct value

96

1.55

2.18

0.94

2.36

0.014*

Medium Ct value

17

3.58

6.13

0.53

5.81

Ferritin

Low Ct value

96

633.65

773.43

352.7

630.71

0.88

Medium Ct value

17

664.88

756.33

123.41

1216.28

CRP

Low Ct value

97

79.28

69.37

58.39

96.72

0.26

Medium Ct value

16

101.21

83.14

38.13

155.49

Procalcitonin

Low Ct value

96

0.79

2.96

− 0.06

2.05

0.51

Medium Ct value

17

0.31

0.35

0.15

0.68