Review Article

The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A PRISMA Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Paraclinical Characteristics

Table 6

Meta-analysis of laboratory findings after removing Fan et al. study.

Laboratory findings group (one study removed)Effect size and 95% confidence intervalTest of null (2-tail)Heterogeneity
OutcomeNumber of studiesPoint estimateLower limitUpper limit value value squared

CRP (mg/l)69.136.0012.275.710.001.73
Lymphocytes (×109/l)60.990.781.209.200.0037.93
WBC (×109/l)64.884.315.4516.750.000.00
ALT (U/l)523.4317.8629.008.250.000.00
AST (U/l)525.8421.0130.6810.480.001.71
Cr (μmol/l)569.9062.3277.4818.060.000.00
D-dimer (μg/l)5567.89348.15787.625.070.000.00
Hemoglobin (g/l)5131.71125.10138.3239.050.000.00
LDH (U/l)5258.56206.84310.299.800.0011.06
Neutrophils (×109/l)53.202.593.8010.380.000.00
Platelets (×109/l)5166.39145.00187.7915.240.000.00
Procalcitonin (ng/ml)50.170.010.322.150.0368.47
Creatine kinase (U/l)4110.1871.14149.225.530.000.00
Total bilirubin (mmol/l)48.366.2510.487.760.000.00
Albumin (g/l)338.6135.7541.4826.410.0044.52
BUN (mmol/l)34.833.755.918.770.000.00
Fibrinogen (g/l)23.212.783.6414.710.000.00