Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 518-526.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587X.20220232

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Establishment of differential diagnostic model for COVID-19 and influenza A based on laboratory indicators and its clinical significance

Dongyang XING1,Suyan TIAN2,Yukun CHEN3,Jinmei WANG4,Xuejuan SUN5,Shanji LI6,Jiancheng XU1()   

  1. 1.Department of Laboratory Medicine,First Hospital,Jilin University,Changchun 130021,China
    2.Department of Clinical Research,First Hospital,Jilin University,Changchun 130021,China
    3.Department of Infectious Disease,First Hospital,Jilin University,Changchun 130021,China
    4.Department of Laboratory Medicine,Siping Infectious Disease Hospital,Jilin Province,Siping 136000,China
    5.Department of Laboratory Medicine,Changchun Infectious Disease Hospital,Jilin Province Changchun 130123,China
    6.Department of Laboratory Medicine,Jilin Infectious Disease Hospital,Jilin Province,Jilin 132000,China
  • Received:2021-07-06 Online:2022-03-28 Published:2022-05-10
  • Contact: Jiancheng XU E-mail:xjc@jlu.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective

To explore the differences in laboratory indicators test results of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza A and to establish a differential diagnosis model for the two diseases, and to clarify the clinical significance of the model for distinguishing the two diseases.

Methods

A total of 56 common COVID-19 patients and 54 influenza A patients were enrolled, and 24 common COVID-19 patients and 30 influenza A patients were used for model validation. The average values of the laboratory indicators of the patients 5 d after admission were calculated, and the elastic network model and the stepwise Logistic regression model were used to screen the indicators for identifying COVID-19 and influenza A. Elastic network models were used for the first round of selection, in which the optimal cutoff of lambda was chosen by performing 10-fold cross validations. With different random seeds, the elastic net models were fit for 200 times to select the high-frequency indexes (frequency>90%).A Logistic regression model with AIC as the selection criterions was used in the second round of screening uses; a nomogram was used to represent the final model; an independent data were used as an external validation set, and the area under the curve (AUC) of the validation set were calculate to evaluate the predictive the performance of the model.

Results

After the first round of screening, 16 laboratory indicators were selected as the high-frequency indicators. After the second round of screening, albumin/globulin (A/G),total bilirubin (TBIL) and erythrocyte volume (HCT) were identified as the final indicators. The model had good predictive performance, and the AUC of the verification set was 0.844(95% CI:0.747-0.941).

Conclusion

A differential diagnosis model for COVID-19 and influenza A based on laboratory indicators is successfully established, and it will help clinical and timely diagnosis of both diseases.

Key words: Coronavirus disease 2019, Influenza A, Diagnostic model, Albumin, Globulin

CLC Number: 

  • R446.6