Table 1.
Patients baseline characteristics. Unless otherwise noted, data are numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses.
| Total (N = 189) | Non-critically ill (N = 162) | Critically ill (N = 27) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)* | 61 (53.8−70.3) | 58.3 (51.2−68.9) | 70 (59.5−79.3) | 0.061 |
|
Gender Male Female |
121 (64.0 %) 68 (36.0 %) |
99 (61.1 %) 63 (38.9 %) |
22 (81.5 %) 5 (18.5 %) |
0.641 0.641 |
| Time from illness onset to hospital admission (days)* | 6 (5−8) | 7 (5−8) | 6 (5−7) | 0.438 |
|
Comorbidities Hypertension Diabetes Dyslipidemia Obesity Cancer Heart Disease CKD 2 Comorbidities 3 Comorbidities |
70 (37.0 %) 11 (5.8 %) 11 (5.8 %) 5 (2.6 %) 14 (7.4 %) 10 (5.3 %) 3 (1.6 %) 21 (11.1 %) 8 (4.2 %) |
57 (35.2 %) 6 (3.7 %) 6 (3.7 %) 3 (1.8 %) 12 (7.4 %) 9 (5.5 %) 3 (1.8 %) 15 (9.3 %) 6 (3.7 %) |
13 (48.1 %) 5 (18.5 %) 5 (18.5 %) 2 (7.4 %) 2 (7.4 %) 1 (3.7 %) 0 (0.0 %) 6 (22.2 %) 2 (7.4 %) |
0.197 0.002 0.002 0.096 1 0.692 0.479 0.047 0.379 |
|
Venous Blood Sample* LDH (UI/L) Lymphocytes (x 103/μL) |
336.3 (259.8−441.5) 0.8 (0.6−1.2) |
281.5 (232.5−354.2) 0.9 (0.7−1.2) |
451.4 (386.2−592.5) 0.6 (0.5−0.8) |
<0.001 0.675 |
|
ABG* SaO2 (%) PaO2/FIO2 |
97 (93−98) 323 (263−393) |
98 (97−98) 361 (322−446) |
91 (87−94) 248 (190−259) |
<0.001 <0.001 |
*Median Value, with Interquartile Range (IQR) in parenthesis.
CKD = Chronic Kidney Disease, LDH = lactate dehydrogenase, ABG = arterial blood gas, SaO2= Oxygen saturation, Pa02= arterial pressure of oxygen, FiO2=fraction of inspired oxygen.