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Table 2.

Lactate dehydrogenase and C-reactive protein levels according to COVID-19 and influenza virus infection status

Infection type Age group (years) LDH (mg/dL) P value CRP (mg/dL) P value
COVID-19 and influenza virus coinfection (N=5) Influenza A 544 0.181 5.8 0.396
Influenza B 379 0.106 5.5 0.552
Influenza A, B 438 16.6
COVID-19 mono infection (N=30) 0∼29 368 0.015 0.5 0.055
30∼59 388 0.002 2.2 0.462
>60 475 0.011 6.2 0.012
Patients without infection (N=121) 0∼29 185 0.1
30∼59 199 0.1
>60 199 0.1

Abbreviations: LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CRP, C-reactive protein.

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