Hyperglycemia in COVID-19 infection without diabetes mellitus: Association with inflammatory markers

Table 3 Inflammatory marker levels between the two study groups on admission

Variable	Category	n	Mean	Std dev	Median	IQR	P value2
CRP levels on admission	Normoglycemic	186	85.65	74.12	84.00	149.00	0.278
	Hyperglycemic	62	106.56	94.09	74.00	109.00
Ferritin levels on admission	Normoglycemic	186	470.38	984.06	385.50	1109.50	0.0281
	Hyperglycemic	62	1404.40	4758.84	124.00	647.50
LDH levels on admission	Normoglycemic	186	224.45	245.15	276.00	319.50	0.0411
	Hyperglycemic	62	319.11	326.57	231.00	389.00
D-dimer levels on admission	Normoglycemic	186	1.71	4.63	1.00	1.25	0.470
	Hyperglycemic	62	2.15	6.26	0.00	1.00

¹Significant.

²Mann-Whitney U test.

CRP: C-reactive protein; IQR: Interquartile range; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; Std dev: Standard deviation.