Severity scoring system of COVID-19 in Egyptian medical personnel versus non-medical personnel: a prospective cohort study

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 Comparison between medical personnel and non-medical personnel groups as regards laboratory findings (N = 1200) (range, mean ± SD):

Laboratory findings	Medical personnel group (N = 600)						Non-medical personnel group (N = 600)						P
Laboratory findings	Mild		Moderate		Severe		Mild		Moderate		Severe		P
WBCs (10³/μL)	8.5–11.7	10.6 ± 4	6.1–9.3	8.9 ± 3	4.6–6	5.4 ± 2	7.5–10	10.9 ± 4	6.1–9.3	9.8	5–7.1	6.4 ± 3	0.78
Lymphocytes (10³/μL)	20–40	22.9 ± 7	13–19	15.9 ± 5	7–9	8.1 ± 3	23–43	25.9 ± 2	14–18.8	15 ± 1	8–9.2	8 ± 2	0.65
CRP (mg/L)	5–7.5	5 ± 1	10–30	15 ± 4	64–305	109 ± 6	3.6–5.5	4.8 ± 1	8.9–21	11 ± 3	40–190	86 ± 9	*0.004
D dimer (μg FEU/ml)	0.01–0.3	0.07 ± 0.02	0.4–0.6	0.5 ± 0.03	0.9–2.1	1.5 ± 0.07	0.01–0.1	0.04 ± 0.02	0.4–0.6	0.5 ± 0.01	0.7–1.8	1.4 ± 0.05	*0.35
Ferritin (ng/ml)	25–270	76 ± 39	143–398	176 ± 48	937–2803	1676 ± 77	21–198	61 ± 29	127–284	154 ± 40	860–1701	992 ± 87	0.9
Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)	0.5–0.9	0.7 ± 0.01	1.2–3.9	1.6 ± 0.9	9.5–12.2	10.7 ± 2	0.2–1.2	0.6 ± 1	6.5–10	7 ± 2	7.8–11	8.2 ± 2.1	*0.001

Independent t test
Chi-square test
*P considered significant if P < 0.05. Continuous data represented as mean and standard deviation (SD), and categorical data as number and percentage (%)