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. 2020 May 22;159(3):1129–1131.e3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.053

Supplemental Table 1.

Patient Characteristics at the Time of Hospital Admission for COVID-19, Stratified by Use of Famotidine

Characteristics Complete cohort
After propensity score matching
Famotidine (n = 84), n (%) No famotidine (n = 1536), n (%) P value Famotidine (n = 84), n (%) No famotidine (n = 420), n (%) P value
Age (y) .39 .51
 <50 13 (15) 320 (21) 13 (15) 57 (14)
 50–65 31 (37) 483 (31) 31 (37) 184 (44)
 >65 40 (48) 733 (48) 40 (48) 179 (43)
Female sex 39 (46) 864 (56) .63 39 (46) 208 (50) .60
Race/ethnicity .20 .90
 Hispanic 25 (30) 601 (39) 25 (30) 127 (30)
 White, non-hispanic 19 (23) 336 (22) 19 (23) 82 (20)
 Black, non-hispanic 18 (21) 322 (21) 18 (21) 102 (24)
 Other 22 (26) 277 (18) 22 (26) 109 (26)
BMI, kg/m2 .17 .97
 <25.0 15 (18) 295 (19) 15 (18) 66 (16)
 25.0–29.9 (overweight) 30 (36) 388 (25) 30 (36) 157 (37)
 ≥30 (obese) 22 (26) 434 (28) 22 (26) 110 (26)
 Not recorded 17 (20) 419 (27) 17 (20) 87 (21)
Comorbidities
 Diabetes 24 (29) 311 (20) .07 24 (29) 106 (25) .52
 Hypertension 29 (35) 428 (28) .19 29 (35) 124 (30) .36
 CAD 9 (11) 109 (7) .21 9 (11) 37 (9) .58
 Heart failure 7 (8) 85 (6) .28 7 (8) 26 (6) .47
 ESRD or CKD 11 (13) 130 (8) .14 11 (13) 47 (11) .62
 Chronic pulmonary disorders 2 (2) 120 (8) .07 2 (2) 6 (11) .52
Initial oxygen requirement .39 .85
 Room air 25 (30) 378 (25) 25 (30) 116 (28)
 Nasal canula 38 (45) 678 (44) 38 (45) 187 (44)
 Non-rebreather or similar 21 (25) 480 (31) 21 (25) 117 (28)

BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.