Skip to main content

Table 2 Endocrine parameters, electrolytes, and liver functions before and after admission

From: Endocrine, metabolic, and hepatic dysfunction in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with severe and critically ill status

 

On admission

After admission

Student’s t test

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Glucose (mmol/L)

8.97 ± 2.15

13.27 ± 3.81

− 7.267

0.001a

TSH (μIU/mL)

1.97 ± 1.60

2.27 ± 1.56

− 2.06

0.04a

free t4 (pmol/L)

14.73 ± 2.98

15.46 ± 2.24

− 2.35

0.023a

NA (mmol/L)

143.89 ± 5.54

138.52 ± 3.64

− 8.192

0.001a

K (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 1.11

4.18 ± 0.26

− 4.47

0.001a

Ca (mg/dL)

2.31 ± 0.16

1.91 ± 0.14

19.36

0.001a

Mg (mmol/L)

1.01 ± 0.07

0.85 ± 0.11

13.79

0.001a

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

1.06 ± 0.23

0.87 ± 0.17

12.24

0.001a

Albumin (g/L)

33.20 ± 6.73

19.18 ± 5.07

15.732

0.001a

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mann-Whitney test

P value

ALT(IU/L)

61.49 ± 58.91

111.37 ± 100.69

− 3.015

0.004a

AST(IU/L)

40.53 ± 17.89

79.82 ± 73.39

− 3.768

0.001a

  1. TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone, t4 = tetra iodothyronin, NA = serum sodium, K = serum potassium, Ca = serum calcium, Mg = serum magnesium, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, SD = standard deviation
  2. aSignificant difference