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Table 3 Laboratory findings of patients on admission

From: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 96 pediatric human metapneumovirus infections in Henan, China after COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective analysis

 

All patients

(No. = 96)

Mild pneumonia

(No. = 71)

Severe pneumonia

(No. = 25)

P value

Blood routine examination

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 WBC count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

7.4 (5.2, 9.9), 81

7.1 (5.1, 9.5), 61

8.8 (5.2, 13.2), 20

0.090

 RBC count, median (IQR), No., 10^12/L

4.4 (4.2, 4.7), 81

4.4 (4.1, 4.7), 61

4.4 (4.3 4.5), 20

0.607

 Hemoglobin, median (IQR), No., g/L

119.0 (113.0, 126.0), 81

120.0 (113.0, 126.0), 61

118.5 (109.0, 122.8), 20

0.261

 PLT, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

292.0 (233.0, 387.0), 81

278.0 (216.0, 361.5), 61

327.5 (259.0, 406.5), 20

0.087

 %NEUT, median (IQR), No., %

42.5 (31.4, 57.2), 81

37.0 (29.1, 50.0), 61

57.4 (45.6, 73.1), 20

0.000022

 %LYMPH, median (IQR), No., %

49.8 (36.9, 59.9), 81

55.5 (42.9, 61.9), 61

36.9 (20.7, 43.9), 20

0.000007

 %MONO, median (IQR), No., %

6.1 (4.7, 8.4), 81

6.0 (4.8, 7.8), 61

7.5 (4.2, 9.0), 20

0.446

 %EOS, median (IQR), No., %

0.6 (0.0, 0.2), 81

0.8 (0.1, 1.8), 61

0.0 (0.0, 0.3), 20

0.000273

 %BASO, median (IQR), No., %

0.2 (0.2, 0.4), 81

0.3 (0.2, 0.4), 61

0.2 (0.0, 0.3), 20

0.013

 NEUT count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

3.1 (1.6, 4.9), 81

2.9 (1.5, 3.8), 61

4.7 (3.0, 8.3), 20

0.001

 LYMPH count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

3.3 (2.2, 5.0), 81

3.6 (2.4, 5.1), 61

2.5 (1.6, 4.4), 20

0.064

 MONO count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

0.4 (0.3, 0.7), 81

0.4 (0.3, 0.5), 61

0.7 (0.4, 1.1), 20

0.040

 EOS count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

0.04 (0.00, 0.11), 81

0.06 (0.10, 0.12), 61

0.00 (0.00, 0.03), 20

0.001

 BASO count, median (IQR), No., 10^9/L,

0.02 (0.01, 0.03), 81

0.02 (0.01, 0.03), 61

0.02 (0.00, 0.04), 20

0.409

 CRP, median (IQR), No., mg/L

3.2 (0.5, 10.6), 81

3.4 (0.5, 10.4), 61

3.0 (0.5, 11.0), 20

0.894

 ESR, median (IQR), No., mm/h

21.0 (9.0, 28.0), 72

22.0 (13.3, 30.0), 52

14.5 (3.0, 21.0), 20

0.013

Coagulation profile

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 Prothrombin time, median (IQR), No., S

11.5 (10.6, 12.0),43

11.7 (11.4, 12.3), 25

10.7 (10.4, 11.7), 18

0.013

 Prothrombin activity, median (IQR), No., %

101.4 (96.3, 111.9), 43

99.3 (94.0, 103.1), 25

110.6 (99.3, 114.8), 18

0.013

 International normalized ratio, median (IQR), No

1.0 (0.9, 1.0), 43

1.0 (1.0, 1.1), 25

0.9 (0.9, 1.0), 18

0.013

 Activated partial thromboplastin time, median (IQR), No., S

31.4 (26.8, 33.9), 42

31.4 (29.0, 33.6), 25

30.8 (25.1, 34.3), 17

0.405

 Fibrinogen concentration, median (IQR), No., g/L

3.1 (2.4, 3.7),43

3.4 (3.0, 4.0), 25

2.4 (1.7, 3.1), 18

0.000355

 Thrombin time, median (IQR), No., S

15.4 (14.5, 16.2), 43

14.9 (14.3, 15.7), 25

15.8 (15.2, 17.4), 18

0.008

Blood biochemical parameters

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 Total bilirubin, median (IQR), No., umol

4.8 (3.6, 6.6), 91

4.7 (3.4, 6.2), 67

5.1 (4.0, 7.7), 24

0.253

 Conjugated bilirubin, median (IQR), No., umol

1.7 (1.2, 2.2), 91

1.8 (1.3, 2.2), 67

1.1 (0.7, 2.2), 24

0.032

 Unconjugated bilirubin, median (IQR), No., umol

3.3 (2.1, 4.5), 91

2.9 (1.9, 4.3), 67

4.1 (2.6, 5.0), 24

0.038

 ALT, median (IQR), No., U/L

17.0 (12.8, 21.0), 91

15.6 (12.1, 19.5), 67

19.5 (17.0, 27.8), 24

0.004

 AST, median (IQR), No., U/L

37.0 (30.1, 43.6), 91

36.6 (29.5, 42.1), 67

42.5 (35.6, 49.6), 24

0.014

 ALP, median (IQR), No., U/L

169.0 (141.7, 214.6), 91

169.4 (142.2, 209.9), 67

157.1 (123.0, 233.4), 24

0.903

 GGT, median (IQR), No., U/L

12.6 (11.0, 14.9), 89

12.0 (10.5, 13.2), 65

16.7 (13.1, 29.6), 24

0.000004

 LDH, median (IQR), No., U/L

313.8 (272.8, 393.0), 90

297.5 (271.8, 369.8), 66

384.0 (313.4, 425.8), 24

0.004

 α-HBBDH, median (IQR), No., U/L

222.5 (199.3, 253.8), 64

222.0 (199.5, 253.5), 53

223.0 (198.0, 269.0), 11

0.845

 CK, median (IQR), No., U/L

83.5 (54.7, 109.3), 90

86.5 (56.0, 111.3), 66

63.0 (45.8, 102.0), 24

0.096

 CK-MB, median (IQR), No., U/L

20.0 (16.0, 27.2), 90

18.5 (15.3, 25.3), 66

25.0 (16.0, 38.3), 24

0.035

 Total protein, median (IQR), No., g/L

62.2 (60.3, 65.3), 91

62.2 (60.3, 65.1), 67

62.2 (60.0, 66.3), 24

0.787

 Albumin, median (IQR), No., g/L

40.5 (38.6, 42.5), 91

40.6 (38.5, 42.8), 67

40.2 (38.7, 42.1), 24

0.627

 Globulin, median (IQR), No., g/L

22.6 (19.7, 24.3), 91

22.8 (19.5, 24.4), 67

22.4 (20.1, 24.2), 24

0.900

 Urea, median (IQR), No., mmol

2.9 (2.2, 3.6), 90

2.9 (2.3, 3.5), 66

2.7 (1.8, 4.0), 24

0.902

 Creatinine, median (IQR), No., umol

22.1 (17.9, 29.4), 90

23.2 (19.1, 29.8), 66

18.5 (15.1, 25.5), 24

0.014

 Uric acid, median (IQR), No., umol

218.5 (184.2, 268.0), 90

229.0 (194.7, 270.0), 66

196.1 (133.3, 245.9), 24

0.040

 Kalium, median (IQR), No., mmol

4.3 (4.0, 4.7), 76

4.3 (4.0, 4.7), 60

4.3 (4.1, 4.7), 16

0.990

 Sodium (Na), median (IQR), No., mmol

139.0 (137.3, 140.0), 76

139.2 (137.5, 140.2), 60

138.3 (136.5, 139.5), 16

0.221

 Chlorine, median (IQR), No., mmol

104.8 (102.4, 106.7), 76

105.1 (102.5, 107.0), 60

104.3 (101.7, 106.1), 16

0.238

 Calcium, median (IQR), No., mmol

2.4 (2.3, 2.4), 76

2.4 (2.3, 2.4), 60

2.3 (2.1, 2.5), 16

0.707

 Phosphorus, median (IQR), No., mmol

1.5 (1.4, 1.7), 40

1.5 (1.3, 1.7), 26

1.6 (1.4, 1.7), 14

0.435

 Magnesium, median (IQR), No., mmol

0.9 (0.9, 1.0), 37

0.9 (0.9, 1.0), 25

1.0 (0.9, 1.0), 12

0.884

Immunology index

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 Ig E, median (IQR), No., ng/ml

141.6 (48.5, 433.3), 81

147.3 (50.5, 562.0), 63

125.2 (38.1, 314.0), 18

0.450

 Ig G, median (IQR), No., g/L

7.5 (5.7, 9.2), 82

7.7 (6.3, 9.3), 62

5.7 (5.1, 8.6), 20

0.021

 Ig M, median (IQR), No., g/L

1.0 (0.8, 1.3), 82

1.1 (0.8, 1.3), 62

1.0 (0.7, 1.3), 20

0.646

 Ig A, median (IQR), No., g/L

0.6 (0.4, 1.0), 82

0.7 (0.5, 1.2), 62

0.4 (0.4, 0.6), 20

0.007

 Complement C3, median (IQR), No., g/L

1.1 (1.0, 1.3), 82

1.1 (1.0, 1.3), 62

1.1 (0.9, 1.2), 20

0.087

 Complement C4, median (IQR), No., g/L

0.3 (0.3, 0.4), 82

0.3 (0.3, 0.4), 62

0.3 (0.2, 0.3), 20

0.118

  1. P values indicate the difference between pediatric patients with mild clinical type and those with severe clinical type. No. is the total number of patients with available data
  2. Abbreviations: WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, PLT platelet count, %NEUT neutrophil percentage, LYMPH lymphocyte, MONO monocyte, EOS eosinophilic granulocyte, BASO basophilic granulocyte, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CK creatine kinase, CK-MB creatine kinase-MB, α-HBBDH α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, Ig immunoglobulin