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Table 4 Laboratory data of the study population

From: Are bacterial coinfections really rare in COVID-19 intensive care units?

Variables

Coinfection (−)

(n = 135)

Coinfection ( +)

(n = 216)

p-value

White blood cell (× 103/μL)b

9.6 (6.6–14.4)

13.7 (10.4–17.6)

 < 0.001

Lymphocyte counts (× 103/μL)b

0.74 (0.43–1.2)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.422

Neutrophil/lymphocyteb

12 (5.2–19)

17.2 (9.4–27.1)

0.006

PNL, %b

8.1 (5.5–12.6)

12.3 (8.6–15.9)

 < 0.001

Thrombocyte counts (× 103/μL)a

263 ± 120

263 ± 113

0.955

Procalcitonin (µg/L)b

0.20 (0.09–0.76)

0.52 (0.16–3.28)

 < 0.001

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)b

125 (83–175)

135 (82–210)

0.538

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)b

23 815–34)

33 (21–52)

 < 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)b

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

0.9 (0.7–1.6)

0.391

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)b

41 (25–74)

43 (27–79)

0.859

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)b

31 (19–53)

35 (19–67)

0.403

D-dimer (µg/L)b

512 (330–1079)

993 (509–2778)

 < 0.001

Ferritin (ng/ml)b

703 (338–1246)

954 (478–1650)

0.011

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)b

6.3 (5.1–8.2)

6.3 (4.3–8.2)

0.896

Troponin I (ng/mL)b

0.03 (0.01–0.10)

0.05 (0.02–0.10)

0.010

Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L)b

407 (281–555)

429 (303–578)

0.692

POaO2/FIO2 (arrival)b

127 (98–156)

127 (87–180)

0.425

Lactate (entry) (mmol/L)b

1.5 (1–2)

1.6 (1.1–2.1)

0.239

  1. PNL; polymorphonuclear leukocytes, FIO2; fraction of inspired oxygen
  2. aContinuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Comparison was made using the student t-test at p < 0.05
  3. bThese variables are presented as median (interquartile range). Comparison was made using the Mann–Whitney U test at p < 0.05