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. 2020 Jun 19;8(8):765–774. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30268-X

Table 3.

Comparison between responders and non-responders

Responders (n=23) Non-responders (n=23) Difference (95% CI) p value
Age, years 58·5 (7·5) 55·9 (7·0) 2·7 (−7·0 to 1·7) 0·22
Sex .. .. .. 1·0
Female 6 (26%) 6 (26%) .. ..
Male 17 (74%) 17 (74%) .. ..
BMI, kg/m2 27·3 (3·5) 27·4 (3·7) −0·12 (−2·3 to 2·1) 0·92
Time between symptom onset and admission to hospital, days 8·1 (4·8) 7·4 (4·3) −0·7 (−3·4 to 1·9) 0·58
Time between admission to hospital and prone positioning, days 2·7 (2·1) 4·6 (3·7) −1·9 (−3·7 to 0·1) 0·04
Time between symptom onset and prone positioning, days 10·8 (4·9) 12·0 (4·3) −1·1 (−3·9 to 1·6) 0·41
Comorbidities
Previous myocardial infarction 1 (4%) 1 (4%) .. ..
Congestive heart failure 0 0 .. ..
Hypertension 9 (39%) 9 (39%) .. ..
Vascular disease 0 3 (13%) .. ..
Chronic bronchopulmonary disease 1 (4%) 0 .. ..
Gastric or liver disease 1 (4%) 1 (4%) .. ..
Diabetes 4 (17%) 2 (9%) .. ..
Moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (eGFR <59 mL/min) 0 0 .. ..
Solid malignancy 1 (4%) 2 (9%) .. ..
Smoking history
Active smoker 0 1 (4%) .. ..
Former smoker (<1 year) 0 1 (4%) .. ..
Former smoker (≥1 year) 9 (39%) 7 (30%) .. ..
Never smoked 12 (52%) 13 (57%) .. ..
Not declared 2 (9%) 1 (4%) .. ..
Baseline blood values
Sodium, mmol/L 137·7 (2·6) 138·78 (3·9) −1·1 (− 3·1 to 0·9) 0·27
Potassium, mmol/L 3·9 (0·5) 4·1 (0·6) −0·2 (−0·5 to 0·1) 0·21
Chlorine, mmol/L 101·8 (3·3) 100·2 (3·6) 1·6 (−3·7 to 0·5) 0·13
Creatinine, mg/dL 0·9 (0·2) 0·8 (0·2) 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) 0·21
Urea, mg/dL 31·0 (8·2) 30·3 (8·0) 0·7 (−5·8 to 4·4) 0·78
White blood cells, 103/μL 7·7 (3·6) 7·3 (3·0) 0·3 (−2·3 to 1·6) 0·75
Platelets, 103/μL 241·1 (101·9) 319·8 (120·6) −78·7 (−145·0 to 12·3) 0·02
Haemoglobin, g/dL 12·8 (2·0) 12·4 (1·3) 0·4 (−1·4 to 0·6) 0·40
Haematocrit, % 37·5 (5·5) 36·5 (4·1) 1·0 (−3·9 to 1·9) 0·50
Bilirubin, mg/dL 0·6 (0·5) 0·5 (0·3) 0·0 (−0·3 to 0·1) 0·50
C-reactive protein, mg/L 12·7 (6·9) 8·4 (6·2) 4·3 (8·3 to 0·3) 0·03
Procalcitonin, ng/mL 0·6 (1·1) 0·4 (0·4) 0·3 (−0·9 to 0·4) 0·44
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 449·7 (199·0) 337·9 (94·1) 111·8 (15·0 to 208·5) 0·02
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 49·7 (26·5) 48·0 (24·4) 1·7 (−18·7 to 15·2) 0·83
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 49·4 (37·5) 57·7 (37·0) −8·2 (−31·2 to 14·7) 0·47
International normalised ratio 1·3 (0·6) 1·1 (0·1) 0·2 (−0·4 to 0·1) 0·24
Activated partial thromboplastin time ratio 1·1 (0·1) 1·0 (0·1) 0·0 (−0·1 to 0·0) 0·43
D-dimer, ng/mL 576·4 (432·2) 632·9 (431·8) −56·5 (−342·4 to 229·3) 0·69
Arterial blood gas at SP1
pH 7·46 (0·0) 7·5 (0·0) 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) 0·79
PaO2, mm Hg 114·5 (49·1) 119·7 (46·7) −5·2 (−33·6 to 23·3) 0·72
PaCO2, mm Hg 35·1 (5·2) 35·4 (4·6) −0·3 (−3·2 to 2·6) 0·85
SaO2, % 97·1 (2·1) 97·3 (1·9) −0·2 (−1·4 to 1·0) 0·73
Arterial blood gas at PP1
pH 7·5 (0·0) 7·5 (0·0) 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) 0·44
PaO2, mm Hg 225·3 (112·6) 175·5 (105·8) 49·8 (−15·2 to 114·7) 0·13
PaCO2, mm Hg 35·3 (5·4) 36·0 (3·6) −0·7 (−3·4 to 2·0) 0·61
SaO2, % 98·5 (1·4) 98·4 (1·3) 0·2 (−1·0 to 0·7) 0·72
Arterial blood gas at SP2
pH 7·5 (0·0) 7·5 (0·0) 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) 0·84
PaO2, mm Hg 154·0 (84·9) 88·7 (21·8) 65·3 (28·4 to 102·1) <0·0001
PaCO2, mm Hg 35·1 (4·5) 36·0 (4·3) −1·0 (−3·6 to 1·7) 0·47
SaO2, % 97·8 (2·1) 96·4 (1·8) 1·4 (0·2 to 2·6) 0·03
Secondary outcomes
Tracheal intubation 7 (30·4%) 6 (26·1%) 4·3 (−30·7 to 21·6) 0·74
Time to intubation 2 (2 to 4) 2·5 (1·0 to 5·0) .. 0·45
Duration of prone positioning, h 3·5 (3·0 to 4·0) 3·5 (3·0 to 4·0) .. 0·99
Prone positioning for >3 h 12 (52·2%) 13 (56·5%) −4·3% (−33·1 to 24·4) 0·77
Number of prone positioning cycles 2 (1 to 3) 2 (1 to 3) .. 0·94
More than one prone positioning cycle 12 (52·1%) 11 (47·8%) 4·3% (−34·0 to 24·9) 0·76

Data are mean (SD) or n (%), unless otherwise indicated. Differences are not calculated for data presented as median (range) or for small proportions. p values were calculated using Student's t test for continuous variables and the χ2 test for categorical variables. BMI=body-mass index. CPAP=continuous positive airway pressure. FiO2=fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired air. eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate. PaCO2=arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide. PaO2=arterial partial pressure of oxygen. PEEP=positive end-expiratory pressure. SaO2=arterial oxygen saturation of haemoglobin. SP1=baseline supine position. PP1=10 min after prone positioning. SP2=1 h after resuming supine position. SpO2=peripheral oxygen saturation of haemoglobin.