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. 2020 Aug 17;12(8):e9809. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9809

Table 1. Characteristics of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

* Vascular events included prior cerebrovascular accident, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral arterial disease, HbSC, sickle cell disease

†Obesity was defined as having a BMI ≥30

Characteristic All Patients (N=102) African American (N=52) Hispanic (N=32) Caucasian (N=7)
Demographics  
Median Age – yrs (IQR) 63.22 (53.3-74.3) 63.60 (57.0-76.0) 62.03 (49.8-73.5) 67.86 (64.0-74.0)
Male – no. (%) 55 (53.9) 25 (48.1) 19 (59.4) 5 (71.4)
Medicare/Medicaid – no. (%) 83 (81.4) 41 (78.8) 27 (84.4) 6 (85.7)
Self Pay – no. (%) 3 (2.9) 2 (3.8) 1 (3.1) 0 (0)
Private Insurance – no. (%) 16 (15.7) 9 (17.3) 4 (12.5) 1 (14.3)
Medical History
Charlson Comorbidity Index – avg. (range) 3.38 (0-11) 3.35 (0-9) 3.44 (0-11) 3.57 (0-5)
Body Mass Index – avg. 30.98 32.68 29.87 27.89
Obesity† - no. (%) 44 (43.1) 26 (50.0) 13 (40.6) 2 (28.6)
Diabetes – no. (%) 50 (49.0) 27 (51.9) 16 (50.0) 3 (42.9)
Hypertension – no. (%) 61 (59.8) 30 (57.7) 20 (62.5) 5 (71.4)
Asthma – no. (%) 12 (11.8) 5 (9.6) 2 (6.3) 1 (14.2)
Vascular* – no. (%) 30 (29.4) 16 (30.8) 10 (31.3) 2 (28.6)
Chronic Kidney Disease – no. (%) 11 (10.8) 6 (11.5) 4 (12.5) 0 (0)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) – no. (%) 10 (9.8) 5 (9.6) 3 (9.4) 2 (28.6)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus – no. (%) 5 (4.9) 4 (7.7) 1 (3.1) 0 (0)
Clinical Characteristics
Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin – no. (%) 96 (94.1) 49 (94.2) 29 (90.6) 7 (100)
Vitamin C + Zinc – no. (%) 73 (71.6) 36 (69.2) 24 (75.0) 5 (71.4)
IVIG – no. (%) 8 (7.8) 0 (0) 6 (18.8) 1 (14.3)
Vasopressors – no. (%) 84 (82.4) 42 (80.8) 27 (84.4) 6 (85.7)
Anticoagulation – no. (%) 41 (40.2) 18 (34.6) 17 (53.1) 3 (42.9)
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation – no. (%) 90 (88.2) 44 (84.6) 30 (93.8) 6 (85.7)
Death – no. (%) 61 (59.8) 33 (63.5) 18 (56.3) 4 (57.1)
Discharge from Hospital – no. (%) 10 (9.8) 7 (13.5) 3 (9.4) 0 (0)