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Table 4 Laboratory results of investigations of pregnant and non-pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection

From: Covid-19 infection in pregnant women in Dubai: a case-control study

Pregnant

Non-pregnant

Number tested/Total [≥ or ≤ cut-off value] (%)

Number tested/Total [≥ or ≤ cut-off value] (%)

Reference range**

On admission

Peak

On discharge

Reference range**

On admission

Peak

On discharge

Hb (< 11 g/dl)

48/75 (64)

14/43 (33)

22/46 (48)

Hb (<12 g/dl)

57/84 (68)

11/23 (48)

13/24 (54)

WBC (> 16 x10^3/uL)

3/74 (4)

5/45 (11)

0/46 (28)

WBC (>11 x 10^3/uL)

1/84 (1)

2/23 (9)

1/24 (4)

Lymphocyte (<1.0 x 10^3/uL)

15/75 (20)

14/38 (37)

4/41 (10)

Lymphocyte (<0.8 x 10^3/uL)

12/81 (15)

6/18 (33)

3/18 (17)

PLT (<150 x 10^3/uL)

9/75 (12)

8/44 (18)

8/47 (17)

PLT (<150 x 10^3/uL)

4/83 (5)

2/23 (9)

4/24 (17)

PLT (>400 x 10^3/uL)

2/75 (3)

1/75 (2)

0/47 (0)

PLT (>400 x 10^3/uL)

1/83 (1)

1/23 (4)

0/24 (0)

CRP (>7 mg/L)

28/73 (38) **

15/22 (68)

14/34 (41)

CRP (>7 mg/L)

13/78 (16)

8/16 (50)

4/24 (17)

PT (>14 seconds)

4/45 (9)

2/19 (11)

0/14 (0)

PT (>14 seconds)

4/72 (6)

1/7 (14.3)

0/7 (0)

PTT (>38 seconds)

17/51 (33) **

9/16 (56)

6/13 (46)

PTT (>38 seconds)

42/72 (58)

6/7 (86)

5/7 (71)

Bilirubin (>1.2 mg/dL)

2/65 (3)

3 (14)

3/21 (14)

Bilirubin (>1.2 mg/dL)

1/80 (1)

0/14 (0)

1/16 (6)

SGPT (>40 iu/ L)

5/65 (8)

11/25 (44)

7/28 (25)

SGPT (>40 iu/ L)

4/81 (5)

7/16 (44)

5/17 (29)

SGOT (>40 iu/ L)

4/44 (9))

516 (31)

4/16 (25)

SGOT (>40 iu/ L)

1/32 (3)

3/4 (75)

1/5 (20)

LDH (>524 U/L)

13/70 (19)

16/30 (53)

10/29 (35)

LDH (>222 U/L)

8/72 (11)

8/16 (50)

1/13 (8)

PCT, (>0.05 ng/ml)

30/64 (47) *

20/24 (83)

14/23 (61)

PCT, (>0.05 ng/ml)

19/69 (28)

7/12 (58)

6/13 (46)

Ferritin (>116 ng/ml)

4/69 (6)

8/31 (26)

6/32 (19)

Ferritin (>150 ng/ml)

4/64 (6)

2/12 (17)

3/13 (8)

D-Dimer (>0.5 mcg/ml FEU)

32/63 (51) **

15/26 (58)

9/29 (31)

D-Dimer (>0.5 mcg/ml FEU)

3/50 (6)

3/11 (27)

1/10 (10)

  1. Data were acquired at Latifa Hospital, Dubai, from March to June 2020
  2. Hb Haemoglobin, WBC White blood count, PLT Platelet Count, CRP C-Reactive Protein, PT Prothrombin Time, PTT Partial Thromboplastin Time, SGPT Serum Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase, SGOT Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase, LDH Lactate Dehydrogenase, PCT Procalcitonin
  3. *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01
  4. ** Separate reference ranged were used for pregnant women due to physiological changes during pregnancy