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. 2023 Jun 25;13(3):168–176.

Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics

Recovered (n=191) Control cohort (n=4529) P value
Baseline Characteristics
    Age (Mean ± SD) 63 yr ± 12.0 69.1 ± 11.5 0.0012
    Male sex - no. (%) 74.9% (143/191) 67.1% (3039/4529) <0.0001
    Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic - no. (%) 52.9% (101/191) 35.6% (1612/4529) <0.0001
    Median BMI (IQR) 27.4 (24.7:31.1) 28.0 (26.1:29.9) 0.058
Past Medical History - no. (%)
    Hypertension 60.2% (115/191) 56.1% (2541/4529) <0.0001
    Hypercholesterolemia 64.9% (124/191) 40.7% (1843/4529) <0.0001
    Diabetes mellitus 40.8% (78/191) 36.4% (1649/4529) 0.0013
    Smoking history 44.0% (84/191) 25.3% (1146/4529) <0.0001
    Previous MI 44.0% (84/191) 33.6% (1522/4529) <0.0001
    Previous PCI 37.2% (71/191) 27.4% (1241/4529) <0.0001
    Median GRACE score 128 (86:153) 135 (105:169) 0.106
Median laboratory values (IQR)- at time of procedure
    Troponin T - ng/L (initial COVID diagnosis/referral) 111.5 (54:455) 135 (64:745) <0.0001
    Troponin T - ng/L (at time of procedure) 27 (16:151) NA
    White-cell count - 109/L 8.3 (6.9:10.2) 7.5 (5.8:9.2) 0.077
    Lymphocyte count - 109/L 1.8 (1.4:2.3) 2.1 (1.7:2.6) 0.069
    LDH - unit/L 229 (199:250) 145 (124:223) 0.053
    D-Dimer - mg/L (0-0.5) 0.3 (0.3:0.7) 0.2 (0.1:0.4) 0.112
    Fibrinogen - g/L 1.65 (0.55:5.04) 1.41 (1.02:2.69) 0.104
    Ferritin - ug/L (30-400) 202 (84:263) 189 (131:287) 0.005
    Creatinine - umol/L 81 (69:98) 77 (70:88) 0.230
    Creatine kinase (CK) - u/L 85 (58:130) 81 (68:113) 0.398
    C-reactive protein (CRP) - mg/L 4 (2:8) 3 (1:5) 0.276