Table 4

Laboratory values in the two cohorts of patients with COVID-19 with and without idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) before and after propensity score matching

OutcomeBefore propensity matchingAfter propensity matching
IPF cohort (n=251)Non-IPF cohort (n=310 809)P valueIPF cohort (n=251)Non-IPF cohort (n=251)P value
Patients with outcomeMean (SD)Patients with outcomeMean (SD)Patients with outcomeMean (SD)Patients with outcomeMean (SD)
C reactive protein (mg/L)8070.11 (77.96)33 16963.50 (77.20)0.448070.11 (77.96)7066.40 (77.49)0.77
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)72400.88 (212.88)26 623411.63 (508.58)0.8672400.88 (212.88)58389.78 (348.61)0.82
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hour)2444.67 (31.32)990351.92 (32.42)0.272444.67 (31.32)1742.53 (31.84)0.83
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)10947.84 (130.06)54 60349.69 (155.41)0.9010947.84 (130.06)9833.15 (39.90)0.28
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)10847.82 (103.17)53 03757.06 (358.16)0.7910847.82 (103.17)9636.66 (23.07)0.30
Bilirubin (mg/dL)1070.65 (0.53)54 3380.63 (1.06)0.801070.65 (0.53)990.59 (0.34)0.32
Ferritin (ng/mL)701019.95 (1643.80)30 142974.95 (2785.47)0.89701019.95 (1643.80)62688.53 (915)0.16
Creatinine (ng/dL)1231.47 (1.32)64 4871.18 (1.38)0.021231.47 (1.32)1151.59 (1.77)0.56