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. 2020 Oct 6;36(12):1483–1490. doi: 10.1177/0885066620964392

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Covid-19 Patients.

Overall
(n = 107)
Patients with any thromboembolic event
(n = 40)
Patients without any thromboembolic event
(n = 67)
P-value
Age- years Mean (SD) 60.3 (14.6) 64.3 (13.2) 57.9 (15.0) .03
Male Gender- n (%) 62 (58.5) 20 (50.0) 42 (63.6) .22
Race- n (%) .04
 African-American 32 (29.9) 17 (42.5) 15 (22.3)
 Hispanic 59 (55.1) 16 (40.0) 43 (64.2)
 White 10 (9.4) 5 (12.5) 5 (7.5)
 Other 6 (4.7) 2 (5.0) 4 (6.0)
Co-morbidities- n (%)
 DM 48 (44.9) 17 (42.5) 31 (46.3) .84
 HTN 74 (69.2) 27 (70.2) 47 (67.5) .83
 CKD 21 (19.6) 6 (15.0) 15 (22.4) .45
 ESRD 7 (6.5) 1 (2.5) 6 (9.0) .25
 CAD 16 (15.0) 4 (10.0) 12 (17.9) .40
 CHF 12 (11.2) 2 (5.0) 10 (14.9) .20
 A.fib 8 (7.5) 1 (2.5) 7 (10.5) .25
 COPD 12 (11.2) 4 (10.0) 9 (13.4) .53
 Cancer 11 (10.3) 3 (7.5) 8 (11.9) .53
 HIV 2 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.0) .53
 Cirrhosis 2 (1.9) 1 (2.5) 1 (1.4) 1.0
Admission origin- n (%) .25
 ED 43 (40.6) 16 (40.0) 27 (40.9)
 Floor 51 (48.1) 22 (55.0) 29 (43.9)
 Outside hospital 12 (11.3) 2 (5.0) 10 (15.2)
Smoking status- n (%) .11
 Current 18 (16.8) 3 (7.5) 15 (22.4)
 Former 19 (17.6) 9 (22.5) 10 (14.9)
 Non-smoker 70 (65.4) 28 (70.0) 42 (62.7)
Alcohol use- n (%) 26 (24.3) 6 (15.0) 20 (29.9) .10
Drug abuse- n (%) 7 (6.5) 1 (2.5) 6 (9.0) .25
BMI (kg/m2) Mean (SD) 29.7 (6.8) 30.6 (8.1) 29.2 (5.8) .30
Prior Stroke- n (%) 12 (11.2) 4 (10.0) 8 (11.9) 1.0
H/o VTE- n (%) 12 (11.2) 5 (12.5) 7 (10.5) .76
Use of Aspirin/anti platelets at home- n (%) 18 (16.8) 6 (15.0) 12 (17.9) .79
DVT prophylaxis at the time of hospital admission- n (%) 96 (89.7%) 39 (97.5) 57 (89.1) .05

Data are summarized as mean(SD) or n (%), where n = available sample size.

Abbreviations: DM = Diabetes Mellitus, HTN = Hypertension, CKD = Chronic Kidney Disease, ESRD = End Stage Renal Disease, CAD = Coronary Artery Disease, CHF = Congestive Heart Failure, A.fib = Atrial Fibrillation, COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus, ED = Emergency department, BMI = Body Mass Index, VTE = Venous Thromboembolism.