Table 2 Laboratory tests
| Â | Unit | SARS-CoV-2 PCR negative | SARS-CoV-2 PCR positive | pU value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1…Q3) | N | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1…Q3) | |||
Procalcitonin | ng/mL | 50 | 2.99 (6.45) | 0.40 (0.18 … 2.42) | 47 | 0.78 (3.62) | 0.10 (0.10 … 0.20) | < 0.001 |
C-reactive protein | mg/dL | 192 | 6.64 (7.93) | 3.10 (0.62…10.65) | 185 | 5.48 (6.25) | 3.10 (1.10…8.10) | 0.777 |
Lactate dehydrogenase | U/L | 163 | 304.1 (151.5) | 272.0 (218.0…341.0) | 163 | 310.1 (109.0) | 284.0 (237.0…365.0) | 0.121 |
D-dimer | mg/L | 85 | 4.03 (8.10) | 1.06 (0.43…3.01) | 155 | 1.35 (2.86) | 0.69 (0.42 … 1.19) | 0.002 |
Absolute lymphocyte count | G/L | 107 | 1.13 (1.13) | 0.97 (0.52 … 1.34) | 172 | 4.27 (42.63) | 0.94 (0.66 … 1.24) | 0.622 |
SpO2 | % | 181 | 95.4 (14.2) | 96.0 (94.0 … 98.0) | 172 | 95.0 (3.7) | 95.0 (94.0 … 98.0) | 0.167 |