Table 3 Correlation of the sex-specific biomarkers and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) stage in the COVID-19 patients
Admission biomarkers for female patients | |
|---|---|
Moderate / severe ARDS (at admission) | Deteriorated ARDS (during hospitalization) |
↓ Lymphocytes counts | ↑ Neutrophil counts |
↑ Neutrophil counts | ↑ D-Dimer plasma levels |
↑ Ferritin plasma levels | ↑ Ferritin plasma levels |
|  | ↓ Ang1-7 plasma levels |
Admission biomarkers for male patients | |
|---|---|
Moderate / severe ARDS (at admission) | Deteriorated ARDS (during hospitalization) |
↓ Lymphocytes counts | ↓ Lymphocytes counts |
↑ Ferritin plasma levels | ↑ D-Dimer plasma levels |
↑ D-Dimer plasma levels | ↑ Ferritin plasma levels |
↓ Testosterone plasma levels | ↓ Testosterone plasma levels |