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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2021; 27(46): 7995-8009
Published online Dec 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i46.7995
Published online Dec 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i46.7995
Table 3 Laboratory and radiological findings of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms, n (%)
Parameters | Total | With GI symptoms (n = 163) | Without GI symptoms (n = 438) | P value |
Hematological parameters | ||||
Hemoglobin gm/dL | 14.0 (12.7-15.0) | 13.9 (12.7-15.0) | 14.0 (12.7-15.1) | 0.590 |
Hematocrit | 42.1 (39.0-45.2) | 42.0 (38.7-45.0) | 42.3 (39.1-45.3) | 0.010 |
WBC (103/L) | 6.3 (4.9-8.6) | 6.2 (4.6-8.6) | 6.4 (5.0-8.5) | 0.595 |
Neutrophils (103/L) | 4.3 (3.1-6.6) | 4.4 (2.9-6.5) | 4.3 (3.1-6.6) | 0.617 |
Lymphocytes (103/L) | 1.2 (0.8-1.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) | 1.2 (0.8-1.6) | 0.987 |
Eosinophils (103/L) | 0 (0-0.02) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0.05) | 0.643 |
Monocytes (103/L) | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | 0.919 |
Platelets (103/L) | 211 (169-261) | 202 (155-257) | 215 (170-261) | 0.961 |
Coagulation function | ||||
INR | 1.1 (1.0-1.2) | 1.1 (1.0-1.2) | 1.1 (1.0-1.2) | 0.486 |
Blood biochemistry | ||||
BUN (mmol/L) | 4.0 (3.0-5.3) | 3.8 (2.4-5.2) | 4.1 (3.1-5.3) | 0.758 |
Creatinine (mol/L) | 85 (70-102) | 86 (69-101) | 84 (70-103) | 0.407 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 136 (133-138) | 135 (132-137) | 136 (133-138) | 0.225 |
ALT (U/L) | 32 (22-51) | 34 (22-56) | 32 (22-49) | 0.043a |
AST (U/L) | 37 (25-59) | 42 (28-69) | 36 (24-55) | 0.116 |
ALK-P (U/L) | 70 (57-88) | 71 (58-88) | 70 (57-89) | 0.199 |
Bilirubin (mol/L) | 9 (6-12) | 8 (7-12) | 9 (6-12) | 0.438 |
Albumin (gm/L) | 36 (31-39) | 35 (30-38) | 36 (32-39) | 0.058 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.6 (5.4-9.0) | 6.7 (5.5-9.0) | 6.6 (5.4-9.0) | 0.708 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | 1.4 (1.1-1.9) | 1.2 (1.1-1.8) | 0.297 |
CK (U/L) | 218 (72-481) | 147 (84-518) | 237 (68-477) | 0.455 |
Amylase (U/L) | 48 (25-124) | 47 (23-119) | 47 (28-109) | 0.604 |
Lipase (U/L) | 55 (35-129) | 56 (35-152) | 54 (36-103) | 0.648 |
Troponin-T (ng/L) | 10 (6-26) | 10 (6-17) | 11 (6-26) | 0.296 |
LDH (U/L) | 436 (305-559) | 446 (337-578) | 435 (302-547) | 0.167 |
Infection-related biomarkers | ||||
CRP (mg/L) | 55.3 (16.0-113.7) | 55.5 (24.9-113.7) | 55.3 (13.2-113.7) | 0.614 |
Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 0.21 (0.10-0.68) | 0.21 (0.10-0.50) | 0.21 (0.10-0.70) | 0.789 |
Ferritin (g/L) | 659 (327-1229) | 805 (450-1475) | 618 (289-1154) | 0.561 |
Liver injury at admission | 0.059 | |||
None | 272 (45.87) | 65 (40.37) | 207 (47.92) | |
Abnormality < 2 × ULN | 218 (36.76) | 61 (37.89) | 157 (36.34) | |
Mild | 85 (14.33) | 30 (18.63) | 55 (12.73) | |
Moderate | 15 (2.53) | 5 (3.11) | 10 (2.31) | |
Severe | 2 (0.34) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.46) | |
Liver injury during hospitalization | 0.302 | |||
None | 107 (19.60) | 26 (16.56) | 81 (20.88) | |
Abnormality < 2 × ULN | 163 (29.91) | 51 (32.48) | 112 (28.87) | |
Mild 2-5 × | 171 (31.40) | 44 (28.03) | 127 (32.73) | |
Moderate 5-10 × | 63 (11.56) | 21 (13.38) | 42 (10.82) | |
Severe > 10 × | 41 (7.52) | 15 (9.55) | 26 (6.70) | |
Radiological findings | ||||
X-ray chest | 0.286 | |||
Not done | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | |
Normal | 141 (23.5) | 35 (21.6) | 107 (24.3) | |
Unilateral PNA | 100 (16.6) | 24 (14.8) | 76 (17.2) | |
Bilateral PNA | 328 (54.6) | 96 (59.3) | 232 (52.6) | |
Ground glass | 29 (4.8) | 7 (4.3) | 22 (5.0) |
- Citation: Khan MU, Mushtaq K, Alsoub DH, Iqbal P, Ata F, Chaudhry HS, Iqbal F, Balaraju G, Maslamani MAA, Varughese B, Singh R, Ejji KA, Kaabi SA, Kamel YM, Butt AA. Digestive system involvement and clinical outcomes among COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study from Qatar. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(46): 7995-8009
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i46/7995.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i46.7995