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Differential Complete Blood Count for Diagnosis of COVID-19?

World Journal of Medical Microbiology | Vol 2, Issue 1

Table 4. Comparison oflaboratory investigations between case and control groups.

Variable		Case Group	Control Group	Total	X²Value	P Value (Sig)
Leucopenia	Positive	21 (24.1%)	4 (4.7%)	25 (14.5%)	13.284	0.000 (VHS)
Leucopenia	Negative	66 (75.9%)	82 (95.3%)	148 (85.5%)	13.284	0.000 (VHS)
Neutropenia	Positive	12 (13.8%)	5 (5.8%)	17 (9.8%)	3.107	0.078 (NS)
Neutropenia	Negative	75 (86.2%)	81 (94.2%)	156 (90.2%)	3.107	0.078 (NS)
Lymphopenia	Positive	53 (60.9%)	21 (24.4%)	74 (42.8%)	23.540	0.000 (VHS)
Lymphopenia	Negative	34 (39.1%)	65 (75.6%)	99 (57.2%)	23.540	0.000 (VHS)
Eosinocytopenia	Positive	35 (40.2%)	25 (29.1%)	60 (34.7%)	2.378	0.123 (NS)
Eosinocytopenia	Negative	52 (59.8%)	61 (70.9%)	113 (65.3%)	2.378	0.123 (NS)
Monocytosis	Positive	2 (2.3%)	14 (16.3%)	16 (9.2%)	10.071	0.002 (HS)
Monocytosis	Negative	85 (97.7%)	72 (83.7%)	157 (90.8%)	10.071	0.002 (HS)
High CRP	Positive	64 (73.6%)	58 (67.4%)	122 (70.5%)	0.780	0.377 (NS)
High CRP	Negative	23 (26.4%)	28 (32.6%)	51 (29.5%)	0.780	0.377 (NS)
Serum Ferritin	Positive	44 (50.6%)	11 (12.8%)	55 (31.8%)	28.473	0.001 (VHS)
Serum Ferritin	Negative	43 (49.4%)	75 (87.2%)	118 (68.2%)	28.473	0.001 (VHS)
High ALT	Positive	25 (28.7%)	7 (8.1%)	32 (18.5%)	12.169	0.000 (VHS)
High ALT	Negative	62 (71.3%)	79 (91.9%)	141 (81.5%)	12.169	0.000 (VHS)
High AST	Positive	20 (23.0%)	5 (5.8%)	25 (14.5%)	10.319	0.001 (VHS)
High AST	Negative	67 (77.0%)	81 (94.2%)	148 (85.5%)	10.319	0.001 (VHS)

VHS: Very highly Significant NS: Non-Significant HS: Highly Significant.