Table 5 Comparison between different HRCT chest severity degrees and serum levels of ferritin and D-dimer
From: Correlation between the serum level of ferritin and D-dimer and the severity of COVID-19 infection
HRCT chest c severity “25-pointscoring system” | Test valuea | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||
No. = 33 | No. = 36 | No. = 34 | No. = 47 | ||||
D-dimer (ng/ml) | Median (IQR) b | 275(150–503) | 769.5(195–1752) | 1123(602–2416) | 2144(713–4659) | 35.423 | < 0.0001 |
Range | 14–10,000 | 45–10,000 | 120–10,000 | 100–10,000 | |||
Serum ferritin (ng/ml) | Median (IQR) b | 103(54–202) | 323(74.5–1133.5) | 741(460–1200) | 703(314–1200) | 36.843 | < 0.0001 |
Range | 8–1200 | 12–12,000 | 72–6625 | 64–120,000 | |||