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. 2021 Oct 24;36(3):508–513. doi: 10.1177/08971900211053294

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics.

Discontinuation n = 76 Continuation n = 95 P Value
Mean age (SD) 71 (±11.7) 71 (±12.1) .92
Mean symptom onset history in days (SD) 6 (±4.4) 6 (±4.7) .94
Mean antiplatelet days (SD) 1.4 (±2.9) 8.1 (±5.1) <.05
Male sex (%) 40 (53) 57 (60) .42
Race (%) <.05
 Black 42 (55) 35 (37) <.05
 White 20 (26) 39 (41) .06
 Other 14 (18) 21 (22) .69
Preadmission antiplatelet regimen (%) .68
 Aspirin 59 (78) 69 (73) .57
 Clopidogrel 6 (8) 13 (14) .34
 Aspirin + clopidogrel 9 (12) 10 (11) .98
 Other 2 (3) 3 (3) 1
Death while DNR and/or DNI (%) 23 (30) 10 (11) <.05
Admission from long-term care facility (%) 23 (30) 22 (23) .38
Oxygen supplementation prior to admission (%) 2 (3) 4 (4) .69
Any hydroxychloroquine during admission (%) 59 (78) 85 (89) .06
Any Tocilizumab during admission (%) 8 (11) 6 (6) .48
Any anticoagulation ≥50% of admission (%) 59 (78) 81 (85) .28
 Any therapeutic anticoagulation 13 (17) 13 (14) .68
 Any prophylactic anticoagulation 54 (71) 74 (78) .40
 Any corticosteroid during admission (%) 23 (30) 22 (23) .38
Initial white blood cell value (IQR) 6.9 (5.4–9.8) n = 75 6.2 (4.8–8.1) n = 95 .08
Initial hemoglobin value (IQR) 12.6 (10.3–14) n = 75 12.6 (11.4–14.1) n = 95 .36
Initial hematocrit value (IQR) 39.4 (32–43.1) n = 75 38.4 (35–43.1) n = 95 .55
Initial platelet value (IQR) 181 (148–251) n = 75 198 (148–275) n = 95 .28
PT in first 48 hours of admission (IQR) 14.3 (13.4–15.4) n = 24 12.8 (12.4–13.9) n = 11 <.05
PTT in first 48 hours of admission (IQR) 29.7 (29.1–32.4) n = 20 30.1 (27.3–31.6) n = 8 .78
INR in first 48 hours of admission (IQR) 1.3 (1.2–1.4) n = 25 1.1 (1.1–1.2) n = 13 <.05
D-dimer in first 48 hours of admission (IQR) 731 (17–714) n = 24 439 (72–538) n = 28 .13
Fibrinogen in first 48 hours of admission (IQR) 700 (643–700) n = 21 662 (552–700) n = 6 .25

SD, standard deviation; DNR, do not resuscitate; DNI, do not intubate; IQR, interquartile range.