The Relation between ACE Gene Polymorphism and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Table 4

The analysis of the markers of severity for COVID-19 patients with different ACE gene allelic variants.

	ACE gene polymorphism			value
	D/D	D/I	I/I
Age^a (years)	63 (48–66)	69 (56–71)	66 (46–68)	0.232
Lymphocytic count^b (μl)	0.88 ± 0.36^α	1.25 ± 0.38^β	1.8 ± 0.34^μ	<0.001
CRP^a (mg/L)	63^α (36–81)	33^β (22–42)	24^β (23–31)	0.001
D-dimer^a (mg/L)	0.79 (40–1.18)	0.52 (37–89)	0.78 (29–2.14)	0.417
Oxygen saturation^b (%)	77.8 ± 10.2^α	85.5 ± 8.1^β	84.8 ± 5.1^β	0.028

Statistically significant results. ^aData were expressed as median and IQ. ^bData were expressed mean ± SD. Significant difference between α and β. Significant difference between α and μ. Significant difference between β and μ.