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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 26.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2024 Feb 27;177(3):343–352. doi: 10.7326/M23-2593

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of ACTT-2 Participants, by Quartile of ACTT Risk Profile*

Characteristic Least Risk (n = 271) Lower Risk (n = 236) Moderate Risk (n = 221) High Risk (n = 271) Overall (n = 999)

Median age (IQR), y 50 (42–63) 56 (42–67) 57 (45–67) 59 (47–69) 56 (43–66)
Male sex, n (%)
Race, n (%)
143 (53) 142 (60) 154 (70) 193 (71) 632 (63)
 American Indian or Alaska Native 3 (1.1) 2 (0.8) 3 (1.4) 1 (0.4) 9 (0.9)
 Asian 34 (13) 26 (11) 13 (6) 26 (10) 99 (10)
 Black or African American 56 (21) 35 (15) 30 (14) 32 (12) 153 (15)
 White 119 (44) 114 (48) 111 (50) 132 (49) 476 (48)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, n (%) 128 (47) 114 (48) 111 (50) 156 (58) 509 (51)
Median body mass index (IQR), kg/m2 31.8 (27.5–38.2) 30.8 (26.9–36.9) 31.1 (26.7–35.7) 29.4 (25.6–33.8) 30.7 (26.6–36.0)
Median baseline CRP level (IQR), mg/L 67.0 (34.1–113.2) 108.0 (64.5–174.7) 147.3 (93.9–204.6) 174.2 (108.4–245.3) 124.0 (64.4–190.0)
Median baseline log10 VL (IQR) 4.0 (0.0–5.1) 4.2 (0.3–5.2) 4.2 (2.5–5.3) 4.5 (2.9–5.8) 4.2 (1.4–5.4)
VL data, n (%)§ 168 (62) 162 (69) 157 (71) 171 (63) 658 (66)
Median days from symptom onset to enrollment (IQR) 8.0 (5.0–11.0) 8.0 (6.0–11.0) 8.0 (5.0–10.0) 8.0 (5.0–10.0) 8.0 (5.0–10.0)
Immunodeficiency, n (%) 8 (3.0) 8 (3.4) 8 (3.6) 6 (2.2) 30 (3.0)

ACTT = Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial; CRP = C-reactive protein; VL = viral load.

*

Risk quartiles were derived from ACTT-1 and ACTT-2 participants combined.

Percentages are among participants in the specified risk quartile.

Collected via oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swab.

§

Collection was planned only for a subset of participants.