Research Article

Effects of Different Therapeutic Schedules on Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective Case–Control Study in China

Table 2

Laboratory test results of SARS-CoV-2 patients.

VariablesTotal patients ()WM treatment group ()TCM-WM treatment group ()

Blood routine
 White blood cell count (×109/L)4.9 (4.0-6.7)5.0 (4.1-6.4)4.9 (4.0-6.3)0.412
 Neutrophil count (×109/L)3.0 (2.3-3.8)3.1 (2.5-3.9)3.0 (2.3-4.1)0.512
 Lymphocyte count (×109/L) 109/L)1.2 (0.8-1.7)1.3 (0.9-1.9)1.2 (0.8-1.8)0.406
 Monocyte count (×109/L)0.5 (0.3-0.7)0.5 (0.3-0.8)0.4 (0.3-0.5)0.296
 Platelet count (×109/L)0.421
 Hemoglobin (g/L)0.362
Blood biochemistry
 Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)21 (14-36)21 (15-39)20 (11-34)0.698
 Albumin (g/L)41.5 (38.3-44.7)42.1 (39.1-45.2)40.2 (38.1-42.8)0.137
 Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)4.2 (3.0-5.2)4.2 (3.2-5.2)4.3 (2.8-5.0)0.286
 Serum creatinine (μmol/L)59.7 (49.5-74.2)58.6 (48.8-72.0)61.0 (51.0-72.0)0.136
 Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)191 (155-278)182 (149-265)199 (154-310)0.105
 Glucose (mmol/L)5.9 (4.8-7.0)5.7 (4.7-6.8)6.3 (5.2-8.1)0.085
 Creatine kinase (U/L)67 (49-125)69 (54-111)63 (47-90)0.347
 Creatine kinase–MB (U/L)11 (8-17)12 (7-18)10 (8-13)0.255
 PaO299 (84-136)94 (82-113)108 (94-147)0.117
 PaO2/FiO2473 (365-607)466 (344-592)495 (393-616)0.108
Coagulation function
 Activated partial thromboplastin time (s)0.093
 Prothrombin time (s)12.1 (11.6-13.2)12.2 (11.7-13.4)11.8 (11.5-12.5)0.104
 D-dimer(μg/L)0.3 (0.2-0.8)0.3 (0.2-0.6)0.2 (0.1-0.4)0.136
Infection-related biomarkers
 C-reactive protein7.8 (3.2-19.9)7.7 (3.6-19.8)8.0 (4.0-23.5)0.079
 Procalcitonin0.6 (0.3-1.0)0.9 (0.3-1.2)0.3 (0.2-0.5)0.017
 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate14.5 (8.3-26.9)13.9 (8.4-22.0)15.5 (8.0-37.8)0.062
Coinfection
 Other viruses1 (0.56%)1 (0.80%)0 (0.00%)0.106
 Bacteria1 (0.56%)1 (0.80%)0 (0.00%)0.106
 Fungi0 (0.00%)0 (0.00%)0 (0.00%)1.000