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Table 3 Severity indexes of the disease in our COVID-19 patients

From: Gene signature and immune cell profiling by high-dimensional, single-cell analysis in COVID-19 patients, presenting Low T3 syndrome and coexistent hematological malignancies

Severity indexes

COVID-19 patients

All patients (n = 62)

Group A (n = 38)

FT3 ≤ 1.7 pg/ml

Group B (n = 24)

FT3 > 1.7 pg/ml

P value

Thyroid function

 FT3 (pg/ml)

1.7 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.6

≪ 0.005

 FT4 (ng/dl)

1.1 ± 0.2

1.0 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.1

NS

 TSH (µIU/ml)

1.0 ± 0.9

0.7 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 1.1

0.01

Hemocromocytometric parameters

 RBC (×106cells/µl)

4.0 ± 0.7

3.9 ± 0.7

4.2 ± 0.7

0.06

 HGB (g/dl)

11.9 ± 1.9

11.5 ± 1.9

12.5 ± 1.9

0.03

 WBC (×103cells/µl)

8.6 ± 3.9

9.2 ± 4.4

7.7 ± 2.9

0.07

 ANC (×103cells/mm3)

6.5 ± 3.4

7.6 ± 3.5

5.0 ± 2.5

0.002

 ALC (×103cells/mm3)

1.4 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 1.9

1.7 ± 0.8

0.09

 NLR

8.2 ± 7.9

11.2 ± 8.7

3.4 ± 2.8

0.00004

 dNLR

5.8 ± 4.4

7.4 ± 4.8

3.3 ± 1.6

0.0001

Lymphocytes subpopulations

 CD45+ (cells/µl)

1034 ± 1147.6

902.4 ± 1235.3

1341.3 ± 871.6

NS

 CD19+ (cells/µl)

251.9 ± 973.4

293.4 ± 1164.2

155.9 ± 135.0

NS

 CD3+ (cells/µl)

629.9 ± 500.8

467.1 ± 234.9

1006.4 ± 721.5

0.0001

 CD45+CD3+CD8+ (cells/µl)

211.8 ± 169.4

174.9 ± 134.5

297.2 ± 212.1

0.007

 CD45+CD3+CD4+ (cells/µl)

402.2 ± 366.2

282.2 ± 158.7

686.2 ± 513.9

0.0005

 CD4+/CD8+ ratio

2.4 ± 1.6

2.22 ± 1.61

2.88 ± 1.6

0.09

 CD3−CD16+CD56+ (cells/µl)

115.3 ± 83.5

99.7 ± 60.7

150.9 ± 115.7

0.02

Serum markers of inflammation

 APC (×103cells/µl)

215.1 ± 111.2

186.0 ± 96.4

261.1 ± 119.1

0.005

 PLR

231.4 ± 136.4

254.0 ± 131.2

195.5 ± 139.3

0.05

 PCT (ng/ml)

3.3 ± 17.2

4.8 ± 20.9

0.2 ± 0.3

NS

 hs-CRP (mg/dl)

10.0 ± 13.1

12.7 ± 14.5

5.1 ± 8.0

0.006

Serum markers of tissue damages

 CK (U/l)

81.0 ± 98.7

82.1 ± 104.1

79.4 ± 91.6

NS

 CK-MB (ng/ml)

1.2 ± 1.4

1.4 ± 1.7

1.1 ± 0.8

NS

 Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.7

0.5 ± 0.2

NS

 hs-cTnI (pg/ml)

41.0 ± 93.3

59.8 ± 110.8

9.7 ± 16.5

0.02

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.2 ± 1.4

1.4 ± 1.7

0.9 ± 0.4

0.09

 Ferritin (ng/ml)

769.2 ± 743.2

1085.6 ± 950.8

495.5 ± 482.8

0.009

 LDH (U/l)

300.1 ± 101.8

328.2 ± 105.7

253.6 ± 79.1

0.002

Serum coagulation markers

 Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

555.2 ± 251.8

602.4 ± 269.0

476.5 ± 202.9

0.03

 PT (s)

13.8 ± 4.7

13.3 ± 1.7

14.6 ± 7.2

NS

 D-dimer (ng/ml)

857.8 ± 1055.8

1038.6 ± 964.6

582.3 ± 1050.1

0.04

Serum immunological markers

 IL-6 (pg/ml)

181.3 ± 456.7

232.1 ± 580.6

103.9 ± 94.4

NS

Severity scores of lung damage

 LIPI score

1.5 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.6

0.00003

Radiological severity scores of lung damage

 TSS score

8.1 ± 4.3

9.6 ± 3.9

5.7 ± 3.9

0.0004

Clinical severity score

 SOFA score

2.8 ± 1.8

3.3 ± 1.7

2.3 ± 1.7

0.001

  1. Data are reported for all patients and for patients with low FT3 values (Group A), compared to those with normal FT3 values (Group B). For each parameter the mean values ± the standard deviations are reported. The p values are indicated as a measure of the levels of significance of the differences among the two groups
  2. NS not significant