Table 4 Comparison of laboratory values at admission and peak value during the hospital stay comparing subjects who did and did not use cannabis
aLab values, median [IQR] | Active cannabis users | Non-users | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
White blood cell total count (109/L) | |||
Admission | 6.54 [4.85, 9.44] | 6.34 [4.36, 9.37] | 0.691 |
Peak value | 9.7 [6.8, 13.6] | 10.8 [7.6, 15.3] | 0.069 |
Absolute lymphocyte count (109/L) | |||
Admission | 1.41 [0.73, 2.00] | 0.86 [0.57, 1.31] | < .001 |
Peak value | 2.01 [1.37, 2.70] | 1.67 [1.17, 2.25] | 0.020 |
Absolute neutrophil count (109/L) | |||
Admission | 4.69 [2.87, 6.63] | 4.56 [2.93, 7.32] | 0.556 |
Peak value | 6.72 [4.74, 10.21] | 7.98 [5.37, 11.99] | 0.029 |
Interleukin 6 (IL-6), pg/mL | |||
Admission | 2.5 [2.0, 6.9] | 6.7 [2.0, 17.7] | 0.108 |
Peak value | 2.5 [2.0, 15.7] | 7.5 [2.5, 21.6] | 0.120 |
C-reactive protein (CRP), mg/dL | |||
Admission | 3.7 [0.6, 6.0] | 7.6 [3.0, 13.3] | < .001 |
Peak value | 3.4 [0.8, 8.3] | 9.6 [4.2, 16.0] | < .001 |
Serum ferritin, ng/mL | |||
Admission | 282 [156, 519] | 622 [293, 1,262] | 0.001 |
Peak value | 287 [125, 645] | 778 [347, 1,690] | < .001 |
D-dimer, ng/mL | |||
Admission | 468 [401, 1,549] | 1,140 [671, 2,073] | 0.017 |
Peak value | 521 [399, 1,896] | 1,628 [947, 4,351] | 0.001 |
Serum procalcitonin, ng/mL | |||
Admission | 0.10 [0.10, 0.12] | 0.15 [0.10, 0.39] | 0.001 |
Peak value | 0.10 [0.10, 0.20] | 0.19 [0.10, 0.64] | 0.006 |