Table 3 M ± DS and significant p-value (in red) of haematochemical parameters, dividing the patients in two groups: group A (with cardiac involvement: pericarditis, valvular damage, CAL) and group B (without cardiac involvement)

Hbg/dl

11.8 ± 1.5

11 ± 1.2

0.538

WBC/µL

10,486 ± 7486

11,814 ± 8175

0.698

Neu/µL

7934 ± 6566

6427 ± 6409

0.599

Lymph/µL

1512 ± 1368

4417 ± 4113

0.027

Plt/µL

202,100 ± 106,057

278,333 ± 117,782

0.129

CRP (n.v. < 0.5 mg/dl)

16.09 ± 11.61

7.1 ± 10.9

0.194

Procalcitonin (µg/l)

5.14 ± 4.99

2.37 ± 3.81

0.176

Protein (g/dl)

6.68 ± 0.81

6.67 ± 1.16

0.981

Albumin (g/dl)

3.6 ± 0.51

3.76 ± 0.41

0.444

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.24

0.36 ± 0.11

0.011

Na (mmol/l)

131 ± 3

132 ± 3

0.538

AST (UI/l)

47 ± 40

69 ± 79

0.381

ALT (UI/l)

40 ± 22

65 ± 87

0.331

Gamma-GT (UI/l)

55 ± 87

59 ± 104

0.913

Pancreatic amylase (U/l)

61 ± 83

39 ± 44

0.462

IL-6 (pg/ml)

230.35 ± 178.34

101.80 ± 101.06

0.066

LDH (UI/l)

315 ± 90

383 ± 123

0.155

Ferritin (ng/ml)

601 ± 418

667 ± 887

0.816

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

804 ± 1248

530 ± 270

0.527

D-dimer (mg/l)

3.72 ± 3.37

2.47 ± 1.76

0.322