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Table 2 Laboratory findings and imaging results in 159 patients categorized in cancer, and without cancer subgroups and 53 cancerous patients categorized into alive and dead

From: Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and cancer history: a propensity score-matched study

 

W/O cancer

N (%)a

Cancer

N (%)

p value

Cancer

p value

Alive;

N = 26 (%)

Dead;

N = 27 (%)

Covid RT-PCR

 Positive

44 (41.5)

20 (37.7)

0.887

8 (30.8)

12 (44.4)

0.137

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

 < 10

10 (9.4)

24 (45.3)

0.000

10 (38.5)

14 (51.9)

0.404

  > 10

86 (81.1)

28 (52.8)

 

16 (61.5)

12 (44.4)

 

 Missing

10 (9.4)

1 (1.9)

 

1 (3.7)

 

Platelet (/microliter)

 < 150,000

24 (22.6)

29 (54.7)

0.000

10 (38.5)

19 (70.4)

0.025

  > 150,000

71 (67)

23 (43.4)

 

16 (61.5)

7 (25.9)

 

 Missing

10 (9.4)

1 (1.9)

 

1 (3.7)

 

WBC (/microliter)

 < 4000

11 (10.4)

15 (28.3)

0.000

8 (30.8)

7 (25.9)

0.779

 4000–12,000

70 (66)

18 (34)

10 (38.4)

8 (29.6)

 > 12,000

15 (14.2)

19 (35.8)

8 (30.8)

11 (40.7)

 Missing

10 (9.4)

1 (1.9)

1 (3.7)

Lymphocyte (/microliter)

 < 1000

34 (32.1)

15 (28.3)

0.082

12 (46.2)

5 (18.5)

0.028

 1000–4000

35 (33)

17 (32.1)

10 (38.4)

5 (18.5)

 > 4000

1 (0.9)

4 (7.5)

0

4 (14.8)

 Missing

36 (34)

17 (32.1)

4 (15.4)

13 (48.2)

Neutrophil (/microliter)

 < 1500

1 (0.9)

7 (13.2)

0.000

5 (19.2)

2 (7.4)

0.908

 1500–7700

52 (49.1)

15 (28.3)

9 (34.6)

6 (22.2)

 > 7700

17 (16)

14 (26.4)

8 (30.8)

6 (22.2)

 Missing

36 (34)

17 (32.1)

4 (15.4)

13 (48.2)

pH

 < 7.25

4 (3.8)

5 (9.4)

 

1 (3.8)

4 (14.8)

 

 7.25–7.35

6 (5.7)

6 (11.3)

 

3 (11.5)

3 (11.1)

 

 7.35–7.45

65 (61.2)

35 (66.1)

0.372

20 (76.9)

15 (55.6)

0.462

 > 7.45

18 (17)

6 (11.3)

 

2 (7.7)

4 (14.8)

 

 Missing

13 (12.3)

1 (1.9)

 

1 (3.7)

 

PCO2 (mmHg)

 < 35

26 (24.5)

16 (30.2)

0.769

5 (19.2)

11 (40.7)

0.008

 35–45

41 (38.7)

19 (35.9)

15 (57.7)

4 (14.8)

 > 45

24 (22.6)

14 (26.4)

5 (19.2)

9 (33.3)

 Missing

15 (14.2)

4 (7.5)

1 (3.8)

3 (11.1)

HCO3 (mEq/L)

 < 22

23 (21.7)

21 (39.6)

0.100

6 (23.1)

15 (55.6)

0.018

 22–26

30 (28.3)

13 (24.6)

10 (38.4)

3 (11.1)

 > 26

38 (35.8)

15 (28.3)

9 (34.6)

6 (22.2)

 Missing

15 (14.2)

4 (7.5)

1 (3.8)

3 (11.1)

Na (mEq/L)

 < 135

16 (15.1)

9 (17)

0.739

5 (19.2)

4 (14.8)

0.790

 135–145

76 (71.7)

40 (75.5)

19 (73.1)

21 (77.8)

 > 145

3 (2.8)

3 (5.6)

2 (7.7)

1 (3.7)

 Missing

11 (10.4)

1 (1.9)

1 (3.7)

K (mEq/L)

 < 3.5

5 (4.7)

3 (5.6)

0.985

1 (3.8)

2 (7.4)

0.501

 3.5–5

76 (71.7)

40 (75.5)

22 (84.6)

18 (66.7)

 > 5

15 (14.2)

8 (15.1)

3 (11.5)

5 (18.5)

 Missing

10 (9.4)

2 (3.8)

2 (7.4)

AST (IU/L)

  < 40

38 (35.8)

14 (26.4)

 

8 (30.8)

6 (22.2)

 

 > 40

34 (32.1)

31 (58.5)

0.022

16 (61.5)

15 (55.6)

0.759

 Missing

34 (32.1)

8 (15.1)

 

2 (7.7)

6 (22.2)

 

ALT (IU/L)

  < 40

53 (50)

28 (52.8)

0.181

15 (57.7)

13 (48.2)

0.990

 > 40

20 (18.9)

18 (34)

 

9 (34.6)

9 (33.3)

 

 Missing

33 (31.1)

7 (13.2)

 

2 (7.7)

5 (18.5)

 

ALK-p (IU/L)

  < 200

46 (43.4)

14 (26.4)

 

7 (26.9)

7 (25.9)

 

 > 200

24 (22.6)

31 (58.5)

0.000

16 (61.5)

15 (55.6)

0.990

 Missing

36 (34)

8 (15.1)

 

3 (11.5)

5 (18.5)

 

PTT (seconds)

  < 45

70 (66)

37 (69.8)

 

19 (73.1)

18 (66.7)

 

 > 45

2 (1.9)

3 (5.6)

0.246

3 (11.5)

0

0.238

 Missing

34 (32.1)

13 (24.6)

 

4 (15.4)

9 (33.3)

 

INR

  < 1.5

60 (56.6)

26 (49.1)

 

13 (50)

13 (48.2)

 

 > 1.5

14 (13.2)

19 (35.8)

0.006

10 (38.4)

9 (33.3)

0.990

 Missing

32 (30.2)

8 (15.1)

 

3 (11.5)

5 (18.5)

 

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

  < 1.5

47 (44.3)

20 (37.7)

 

12 (46.1)

8 (29.6)

 

 > 1.5

7 (6.6)

16 (30.2)

0.001

6 (23.1)

10 (37)

0.315

 Missing

52 (49.1)

17 (32.1)

 

8 (30.8)

9 (33.3)

 

Creatinine (mg/dl)

  < 1.2

69 (65.1)

35 (66)

 

19 (73.1)

16 (59.3)

 

 > 1.2

28 (26.4)

17 (32.1)

0.628

7 (26.9)

10 (37)

0.375

 Missing

9 (8.5)

1 (1.9)

 

1 (3.7)

 

 CRP¥ (mg/L)

68.7 (27; 82)

79 (43; 98)

0.033

70 (19.5;101.5)

79 (76.5;95)

0.282

  1. WBC White blood cell, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALK-P Alkaline Phosphatase, PTT activated partial thromboplastin time, INR international normalized ratio, CRP C-reactive protein, GGO ground glass opacity
  2. a Percentages were calculated by the number of total, alive, and dead patients as denominator for each column respectively