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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2022; 12(5): 331-349
Published online Sep 20, 2022. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v12.i5.331
Table 2 Various laboratory parameters that are altered in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and their implications in coronavirus disease 2019 severity
Clinical index
Alterations with COVID-19 severity
Ref.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioIncreased[84,122-124,131,134-136]
CRPIncreased[122,124,125,128,129,131,134-136,137-144]
PlateletsDecreased[78,83,122,126,129,131-133,136,145,146]
LymphocytesDecreased[78,128,129,131,134-136,147,148]
D-dimerIncreased[55,83,84,127,128,131,137,144-146,149-152]
Ferritin Increased[91,94,128,129,131,134,135,137-139,144,153-155]
ProcalcitoninIncreased[83,84,128,144,156-158]
Lactate dehydrogenaseIncreased[106,129-131,152,159-173]
Albumin Decreased[111,116,128,129,136,148,174-186]