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This study aimed to determine whether lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) patients in Korea were higher than those in patients without COVID-19, and the effect of sex and age on LDH levels. A retrospective, observational study was conducted to measure LDH levels in 247 and 225 female and male COVID-19 patients, respectively, who were admitted to the study hospital between April 1 and October 30, 2020. Serum LDH levels were measured using an automated analyzer. Results: LDH levels were elevated in both male and female patients with COVID-19. Among patients with COVID-19, LDH levels were higher in males than in females, and LDH levels were higher in patients with COVID-19 than in patients in the control group. In the analysis of differences in LDH levels by age, LDH levels in patients with COVID-19 increased statistically significantly with age in males and females (males: p=0.001, females: p=0.001). By examining the differences in LDH levels according to sex and age, this study contributed to the basic biochemical data available in Korea, particularly regarding patients with COVID-19. Further research may be needed to examine confounding variables.