Research Article

Immuno-Inflammatory Characteristics in Low Severity COVID-19 Patients with Digestive Symptoms

Table 3

Inflammation and immune characteristics based on the classification of main symptoms in COVID-19 patients on admission.

ItemsTotalDigestive OnlyRespiratory OnlyDigestive+Respiratory

WBC (G/L)5.54 (1.73-11.64)5.65 (2.66-11.64)5.44 (1.73-10.24)5.58 (2.42-10.48)0.789
 <9.5 G/L196 (95.1%)46 (95.8%)84 (94.4%)66 (95.7%)0.906
 >9.5 G/L10 (4.9%)2(4.2%)5 (5.6%)3 (4.3%)
Neutrophil (G/L)3.58 (0.93-8.67)3.61 (1.36-8.1)3.51 (0.93-8.56)3.65 (1.13-8.67)0.854
 <6.3 G/L191 (92.7%)45 (93.7%)82 (92.1%)64 (92.8%)0.941
 >6.3 G/L15 (7.3%)3 (6.3%)7 (7.9%)5 (7.2%)
Lymphocyte (G/L)1.35 (0.28-3.4)1.41 (0.42-2.18)1.28 (0.28-3.4)1.39 (0.39-2.76)0.302
 <1.1 G/L69 (33.5%)16 (33.3%)34 (38.2%)19 (27.5%)0.371
 ≥1.1 G/L137 (66.5%)32 (66.7%)55 (61.8%)50 (72.5%)
Procalcitonin (ug/L)0.14 (0.03-2.99)0.13 (0.03-2.99)0.14 (0.03-2.99)0.14 (0.03-2.99)0.139
 <0.5 ug/L183 (88.8%)42 (87.5%)80 (89.9%)61 (88.4%)0.906
 ≥0.5 ug/L23 (11.2%)6 (12.5%)9 (10.1%)8 (11.6%)
C-reactive protein (mg/L)20.5 (0.3-173)19.3 (0.6-173)26.2 (0.3-136)21.8 (0.6-168)0.569
 <8 mg/L90 (51.4%)27 (62.8%)31 (40.3%)32 (58.2%)0.029
 ≥8 mg/L85 (48.6%)16 (37.2%)46 (59.7%)23 (41.8%)
ESR (mm/h)42.1 (2-140)38.2 (7-99)46.8 (2-140)38.5 (2-112)0.357
 <15 mm/h35 (19.7%)6 (15.0%)14 (17.9%)15 (25.0%)0.411
 ≥15 mg/L143 (80.3%)34 (85.0%)64 (82.1%)45 (75.0%)
Inflammatory cytokines
 IL-2 (0.1-4.1 pg/ml)2.66 (2.07-4.93)2.92 (2.07-4.93)2.62 (1.85-4.08)2.59 (1.82-3.98)<0.001
 IL-4 (0.1-3.2 pg/ml)2.32 (0.98-8.23)2.57 (1.04-8.23)2.15 (1.00-4.18)2.00 (0.98-4.80)0.002
 IL-6 (0.1-2.9 pg/ml)40.09 (1.96-437.81)45.53 (1.96-437.81)43.18 (2.27-424.93)31.64 (2.05-383.95)0.559
 <2.9 pg/ml10 (5.3%)4 (8.5%)3 (3.7%)3 (5.0%)0.610
 2.9-90 pg/ml159 (84.6%)37 (78.7%)69 (85.2%)53 (88.3%)
 ≥90 pg/ml19 (10.1%)6 (12.8%)9 (11.1%)4 (6.7%)
 IL-10 (0.1-5.0 pg/ml)3.84 (1.75-15.98)4.42 (2.15-15.98)3.75 (1.92-9.34)3.46 (1.75-6.30)0.021
 TNF-a (0.1-23 pg/ml)5.76 (0.90-67.26)4.19 (1.01-21.26)7.40 (0.90-67.26)4.78 (1.27-20.73)0.014
Immune system indexes
 IgG (7.51-15.6 g/L)11.53 (7.3-16.8)11.39 (7.30-16.80)11.67 (8.15-16.60)11.56 (6.83-19.30)0.912
 IgM (0.46-3.04 g/L)1.32 (23.8%)1.06 (0.50-2.31)1.68 (0.39-12.03)1.03 (0.46-1.96)0.200
 C3 (0.79-1.52 g/L)0.91 (14.6%)0.94 (0.64-1.24)0.90 (0.53-1.24)0.91 (0.71-1.10)0.684
 C4 (0.16-0.38 g/L)0.23 (6.4%)0.23 (0.14-0.41)0.24 (0.08-0.41)0.19 (0.03-0.29)0.055
 CD3+T lymphocytes (58.17-84.22%)73.07 (26.12-93.02)73.67 (45.44-93.02)72.12 (49.40-85.88)73.10 (26.12-92.20)0.996
 CD4+T lymphocytes (25.34-54.37%)46.69 (10.70-75.73)48.87 (24.19-75.73)47.62 (35.22-64.48)44.67 (10.70-70.46)0.186
 CD8+T lymphocytes (14.23-38.95%)22.47 (5.09-58.88)21.40 (7.57-38.74)21.33 (7.27-34.99)23.78 (5.09-58.88)0.282