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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Comparison of clinical parameters according to LDH level in 57 MERS-Cov patients

From: Chest radiographic score and lactate dehydrogenase are independent risk factors linked to mortality in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patients

Variable

Group statistics

LDH

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

p-value

AST

 ≤ 512

37

45.43

41.51

0.11

 > 512

20

424.55

1018.84

 

ALT

 ≤ 512

37

54.22

49.58

0.04

 > 512

20

138.95

166.31

 

Age in years

 ≤ 512

37

41.3

11.25

0.01

 > 512

20

51.6

14.97

 

Ventilation days

 ≤ 512

37

2.81

6.01

0.001

 > 512

20

11.8

9.56

 

Chest radiographic score

 ≤ 512

37

2.01

3.7

0.001

 > 512

20

11.34

5.43

 

Admission days

 ≤ 512

37

9.22

6.85

0.05

 > 512

20

13.55

9.08

 
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