Table 2 Comparison of patients with respiratory involvement and non- respiratory involvement
Variables | All patients (n = 72) | Non-airway involvement (n = 29) | Airway involvement (n = 43) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 42(58.3%) | 19(65.5%) | 24(55.8%) | 0.26 |
Smoke | 29(40.3%) | 11(37.9%) | 18(41.9%) | 0.73 |
Age at the time of first symptoms (years) | 54.03 ± 13.10 | 56.36 ± 16.18 | 52.48 ± 10.71 | 0.39 |
The time of the first symptom to the diagnosis (months) | 6(2–24) | 4.5(2–15) | 7(2–24) | 0.52 |
Age at diagnosis(years) | 55.20 ± 12.59 | 57.29 ± 15.44 | 53.81 ± 10.45 | 0.43 |
Laboratory findings | ||||
IgG (mg/dl) | 1139.82 ± 317.57 | 1062.2 ± 307.62 | 1187.87 ± 321.38 | 0.27 |
IgA (mg/dl) | 272.5(182.5–370.25) | 266(93.45–318) | 277(190.5–405.5) | 0.40 |
IgM (mg/dl) | 78..35(61.45–130.25) | 73.1(61.75–114.55) | 82.8(60.2–132) | 0.68 |
C3 (mg/dl) | 109.72 ± 21.34 | 102.86 ± 18.31 | 113.97 ± 22.38 | 0.14 |
C4 (mg/dl) | 28.8(22.45–34.18) | 25.61 (22–30.65) | 29.31(22.3–35.75) | 0.26 |
Albumin (g/L) | 36.31 ± 5.80 | 37.04 ± 7.36 | 35.85 ± 4.73 | 0.57 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.23(3.85–5.09) | 4.67(3.72–5.09) | 4.12(3.83–5.11) | 0.62 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.1(0.8–1.59) | 1.1(0.87–1.65) | 1.02(0.77–1.54) | 0.51 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 2.75(2.48–3.32) | 2.8(2.2–3.1) | 2.72(2.53–3.77) | 0.68 |
Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.04(0.8–1.23) | 1.09(0.85–1.34) | 0.98(0.74–1.11) | 0.08* |
LDH (u/l) | 190.5(158.75–216.25) | 191(170–214.5) | 190(140.5–229) | 0.83 |
Creatinine (umol/l) | 61.1(49.13–70.13) | 69.8(50.5–79.35) | 55.8(44.35–66.25) | 0.02* |
Uric acid (umol/l) | 266.85 ± 89.99 | 320.15 ± 88.02 | 233.88 ± 75.66 | 0.01* |
HbA1c (%) | 5.95(5.52–7.34) | 5.9(5.51–7.45) | 6(5.55–7.57) | 0.62 |
White blood cells (10^9) | 8.06(6.54–10.05) | 7.18 (5.64–10.66) | 8.16 (7.04–9.57) | 0.4 |
Neutrophils (10^9) | 5.77(4.23–7.58) | 5.61(3.05–7.07) | 6.21(4.51–8) | 0.23 |
Lymphocyte (10^9) | 1.48(0.87–2.19) | 1.85 (0.99–2.86) | 1.32 (0.87–2.01) | 0.29 |
Monocyte (10^9) | 0.47 (0.41–0.66) | 0.43 (0.38–0.72) | 0.47 (0.44–0.68) | 0.4 |
Hemoglobin (g/l) | 124.4 ± 21.8 | 122.38 ± 28.68 | 123.95 ± 14.87 | 0.84 |
Platelet (10^9) | 289.5(190.75–355.02) | 245(175–311) | 298(267.5–376.5) | 0.15 |
CRP (mg/l) | 2.31(0.61–8.19) | 0.96(0.43–4.50) | 3.96(1.74–9.78) | 0.03* |
ESR (mm/h) | 25.5(13.75–44) | 20 (13–28) | 30(14–60.5) | 0.04* |
CAR | 0.07(0.19–0.26) | 0.23(0.14–0.11) | 0.11(0.04–0.29) | 0.04* |
NLR | 4.26(1.78–7.06) | 1.80(1.47–6.08) | 4.46(3.02–9.05) | 0.03* |
PLR | 197.59(124.29–286.34) | 132.43(76.10)-202.32 | 223.08(185.8–7-334.14) | 0.01* |
Outcomes | ||||
Mortality | 5(6.9%) | 2(6.9%) | 3(7%) | 0.72 |