Variables

Mild/moderate (n = 110)

Severe (n = 20)

P

White blood cell count × 10⁹/L

4.8 (4.0, 6.1)

6.5 (5.1, 8.3)

0.003

Neutrophil count × 10⁹/L

3.3 (2.3, 3.8)

4.6 (3.8, 6.8)

0.000

Lymphocyte count × 10⁹/L

1.2 (0.9,1.7)

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.001

Hemoglobin ×g/L

124.2 ± 16.6

125.2 ± 13.0

0.817

Platelet count × 10⁹/L

213.9 ± 71.0

213.1 ± 94.8

0.965

Procalcitonin × ng/mL

0.04 (0.03, 0.07)

0.06 (0.04, 0.13)

0.066

C-reactive protein × mg/L

12.2 (1.6, 50.1)

37.5 (12.4, 130.1)

0.025

Serum amyloid A × mg/L

23.7 (6.6, 96.2)

103.6 (35.2, 152.8)

0.017

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate × mm/h

12.5 (6.3, 25.8)

28.0 (21.0, 33.5)

0.011