The Prognostic Role of Metabolic and Endocrine Parameters for the Clinical Severity of COVID-19

Table 2

Laboratory parameters according to gender.

Variable	Male ()/median (IQR)	Female ()/median (IQR)	value
Age (years)			0.382
Duration of hospitalization (days)			0.371
WBC	7200 (6300-10000)	8000 (5900-14050)	0.654
Lymphocyte			0.394
ESR (mm/h)			0.093
CRP (mg/lit)	28.0 (12.25-160.33)	38.65 (36.6-69.0)	0.761
LDH (U/l)	657 (359-869.5)	498 (366-690)	0.347
BS (mg/dl)			0.622
Cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.891
LDL (mg/dl)			0.843
TG (mg/dl)			0.221
HDL (mg/dl)			0.393
ALT (IU/l)	31.5 (17.5-47.0)	24.5 (12.25-58.50)	0.613
AST (IU/l)	39 (25-67.25)	36 (24.5-65.5)	0.953
Ca (mg/dl)			0.682
P (mg/dl)			0.521
Albumin (gr/dl)			0.110
Mg (mg/dl)			0.181
Cr (mg/dl)			0.622
Na (mEq/l)			0.823
K (mmol/l)			0.894
T3 (ng/dl)			0.414
Free T4 (ng/dl)			0.993
TSH (mIU/l)	0.57 (0.31-1.75)	1.17 (0.61-2.59)	0.074
Cortisol (μg/dl)	34.11 (9.59-51.15)	41.3 (19.25-57.40)	0.316
Vitamin D (ng/ml)	12.95 (8.07-24.68)	24.5 (9.98-38.63)	0.046
Mortality (%)	13 (38.2)	11 (42.3)	0.750

IQR: interquartile range; WBC: white blood cell; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; BS: blood sugar; TG: triglyceride; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Ca: calcium; Mg: magnesium; Cr: creatinine; Na: natrium; K: kalium; T3: tri-iodotironina; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; P: phosphate. value of nonparametric Mann–Whitney test.