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Table 2 Laboratory and radiological characteristics of pregnant women

From: Maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated with COVID-19 in Kuwait

Laboratory test

Laboratory value

N

Median (IQR)

N (%)

White blood count (WBC) X109per L

185

6.7 (5.6–9.2)

WBC Less than 4

 

17 (9.2%)

Lymphocytes X109/L

185

1.5 (1.1–2.05)

Lymphocyte less than 1

 

29 (15.7%)

Lymphocyte more than 3.6

 

32 (17.3%)

Neutrophils X109

185

4.8 (3.5–6.8)

Neutrophils less than 1.8

 

14 (7.6%)

more than 7.1

 

64 (34.6%)

Platelets X109

185

214 (178–252)

Platelets Less than 100

 

2 (1.1%)

C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L)

124

4.5 (1.1–14.6)

CRP > 8

 

46 (37.1%)

Procalcitonin (PCT) (ng/mL)

108

0.05 (0.05–0.08)

PCT > 0.2

 

12 (11.1%)

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L)

125

21 (16–28)

AST more than 40

 

14 (11.2%)

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L)

149

13 (11–24)

ALT more than 40

 

36 (24.2%)

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (IU/L)

121

181 (154–222)

LDH more> 200

 

51 (42.1%)

D-Dimer (ng/mL)

100

488.5 (333–754.5)

500–1000

 

6 (6%)

> 1500

 

4 (4%)

Albumin (g/L)

148

32 (30–35)

Albumin less than 30

 

31 (20.9%)

Chest x-ray diagnosis of pneumonia

52

8 (15.4%)