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Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients With EVALI

Variable Total (N = 12)
Age, mean ± SD; median; range (minimum-maximum) 30.8 ± 12.1; 27; (18-53)
Sex: Male, No. (%) 8 (67)
Ethnicity, No. (%)
 Hispanic 2 (17)
 Non-Hispanic 10 (83)
Race: white, No. (%) 12 (100)
Comorbidity, No. (%) 8 (67)
Reported or confirmed tetrahydrocannabinol use, No. (%) 9 (75)
WBC count, mean ± SD, k/uL 15.3 ± 3.5
 Absolute lymphocyte count 1.3 ± 0.5
 Eosinophils total 0.2 ± 0.5
C-reactive protein, mean ± SD, mg/dL 69.9 ± 93.8
SARS-coV-2 tests, mean ± SD; median; (range minimum maximum) 2.5 ± 1.0; 2; (1-4)
 1 Test, No. (%) 1 (8)
 2 Tests, No. (%) 7 (58)
 3 Tests, No. (%) 2 (17)
 4 Tests, No. (%) 2 (17)
SARS-coV-2 test, No. (%)
 PCR 30 (97)
 Nasopharyngeal 28
 BAL 2
 IgG antibody 1 (3)
Chest radiographs, No. (%) 12 (100)
Chest CT scan, No. (%) 12 (100)
ICU admission, No. (%) 9 (75)
Ward admission, No. (%) 2 (17)
ED treatment, No. (%) 1 (8)
Hospital length of stay, mean ± SD 6.0 ± 3.7
Bronchoscopy, No. (%) 2 (16.7)
Treatment with corticosteroids, No. (%) 8 (67)
 Initial corticosteroid dose in prednisone milligram equivalents, median (interquartile range); (minimum, maximum) 56 (15); (50, 88)
Treatment with antibiotics, No. (%) 12 (100)
Highest oxygen support, No. (%)
 Invasive mechanical ventilation 3 (25)
 Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation 1 (8)
 High-flow nasal cannula 3 (25)
 Nasal cannula 5 (42)

EVALI = e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; SARS-coV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.