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From: Persisting alterations of iron homeostasis in COVID-19 are associated with non-resolving lung pathologies and poor patients’ performance: a prospective observational cohort study

Fig. 3

Association of post-acute hyperferritinemia with COVID-19 severity. a Serum concentrations of ferritin according to disease severity (mild: outward treatment; N = 22; moderate: inward treatment without respiratory support, N = 34; sever: inward treatment with additional respiratory support or intensive care unit admission, N = 53). b Frequency of lung pathologies detected with computed tomography (CT) scan 60 days after disease onset in patients with (N = 41) or without (N = 68) hyperferritinemia. c The severity of pathological CT findings according to the evaluation by two independent experts. The severity of lung involvement detected by CT was graded for each lung lobe and a sum score for the total lung was calculated (0–25 points). N = 109. d Six-minute walking distance in patients with (N = 12) or without (N = 11) hyperferritinemia. p values are reported according to the Kruskal–Wallis test (a) or the Mann–Whitney U test (c, d)

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