Correlation of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels with D-Dimer Levels in COVID-19 Patients
Coronavirus disease 2019 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVID-19 causes increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines, so CRP and d-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients tend to increase. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels and D-dimer levels in COVID-...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Poltekkes Kemenkes Jakarta III
2023-09-01
|
| Series: | Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kesehatan |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ejurnal.poltekkesjakarta3.ac.id/index.php/jitek/article/view/1317 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Coronavirus disease 2019 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVID-19 causes increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines, so CRP and d-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients tend to increase. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels and D-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients. This research method is analytic observational by using cross-sectional secondary data. The population of this study were all COVID-19 inpatients at Budhi Asih Hospital, East Jakarta, with a sample of 338 patients and were taken by random sampling. The results of this study found that female and male COVID-19 patients had the same risk of being infected with female patients as much as 52,7% and male patients amounting to 47,3%. Most COVID-19 patients occurred at the age of ≥60 years, namely 32,2%. All patients, which is 100% patients had high CRP levels, with a mean of 76,06 mg/L. As for D-dimer levels, 47,9% of patients had normal D-dimer levels and 52,1% had high D-dimer levels with an average of 721,48 ng/mL. The results of the Spearman's correlation test obtained a p value = 0,000, so it can be seen that there is a correlation between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels and D-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients with a correlation strength of 0,300 (medium). An increase in CRP levels followed by an increase in D-dimer levels but evaluation of other laboratory examination parameters also needs to be considered. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2338-9095 2338-9109 |