Table 2 Comparison between study groups as regards different laboratory parameters

TLC

Range

2.3

–

20.8

3.3

–

33

 − 2.922

0.005

Mean ± SD

7.650

 ± 

4.491

12.520

 ± 

7.948

Lymphocytes

Range

0.3

–

2

0.2

–

1.7

0.822

0.415

Mean ± SD

0.750

 ± 

0.432

0.657

 ± 

0.448

Neutrophils

Range

1

–

18

2.2

–

31.9

 − 2.981

0.004

Mean ± SD

6.303

 ± 

4.261

11.050

 ± 

7.610

Hemoglobin

Range

6.5

–

18.5

7

–

18

0.334

0.739

Mean ± SD

12.320

 ± 

2.621

12.110

 ± 

2.229

Platelets

Range

17

–

515

112

–

398

 − 0.412

0.682

Mean ± SD

200.433

 ± 

91.409

209.267

 ± 

73.555

Neutrophil-

lymphocyte ratio

Range

1

–

43

2

–

106

 − 2.498

0.015

Mean ± SD

12.967

 ± 

13.330

25.567

 ± 

24.196

CRP

Range

0.1

–

300

4.5

–

330

 − 2.019

0.048

Mean ± SD

47.049

 ± 

70.470

92.331

 ± 

100.650

ESR

Range

5.1

–

120

2

–

300

 − 2.242

0.029

Mean ± SD

30.617

 ± 

32.174

62.190

 ± 

70.114

Creatinine

Range

0.3

–

9

0.4

–

6.1

 − 0.607

0.546

Mean ± SD

1.273

 ± 

1.594

1.490

 ± 

1.132

AST

Range

9

–

215

4

–

212

 − 1.988

0.052

Mean ± SD

38.067

 ± 

41.047

61.700

 ± 

50.545

ALT

Range

9

–

185

13

–

338

 − 2.272

0.027

Mean ± SD

37.033

 ± 

35.762

76.500

 ± 

88.160

Albumin

Range

1.8

–

3.9

2.1

–

4.2

1.556

0.125

Mean ± SD

3.327

 ± 

0.470

3.123

 ± 

0.540

Ferritin

Range

56

–

1255

26.7

–

2100

 − 2.569

0.013

Mean ± SD

369.773

 ± 

302.147

642.770

 ± 

497.362

LDH

Range

110

–

963

125

–

986

 − 2.081

0.042

Mean ± SD

379.667

 ± 

256.082

518.967

 ± 

262.309

D-dimer

Range

0.2

–

2.9

0.212

–

6.9

 − 3.303

0.002

Mean ± SD

0.737

 ± 

0.715

1.806

 ± 

1.621

Vitamin D

Range

15

–

30

7

–

27

4.310

 < 0.001

Mean ± SD

23.133

 ± 

3.902

18.267

 ± 

4.799