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. 2020 Oct 13;159(1):85–92. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.10.009

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics by Treatment Group

Demographic Characteristic Unmatched Cohort
Matched Cohort
Total (N = 280) Usual Care (n = 107) Ivermectin (n = 173) P Value Total (N = 196) Usual Care (n = 98) Ivermectin (n = 98) P Value
Age, y 59.6 ± 17.9 58.6 ± 18.5 60.2 ± 17.6 .45 59.6 ± 17.5 59.04 ± 17.7 60.07 ± 17.4 .68
Female sex 127 (45.4) 43 (41.2) 84 (48.6) .17 78 (39.8) 39 (39.8) 39 (39.8) 1.0
Race or ethnicity .36 1.0
 Black 153 (54.6) 55 (51.4) 98 (56.6) 108 (55.1) 54 (55.1) 54 (55.1)
 White 76 (27.1) 35 (32.7) 41 (23.7) 55 (28.1) 27 (27.6) 28 (28.6)
 Hispanic 33 (11.7) 12 (11.2) 21 (12.1) 23 (11.7) 12 (12.5) 111 (11.2)
 Other or not identifieda 13 (4.6) 5 (4.7) 13 (7.5) 10 (5.1) 5 (5.1) 5 (5.1)
Current or former smoker 46/255 (18.0) 22/99 (22.3) 24/156 (15.6) .40 31/180 (22.2) 20/90 (22.2) 11/90 (12.2) .11
No. of comorbidities 1.66 ± 1.34 1.60 ± 1.46 1.70 ± 1.27 .57 1.56 ± 1.33 1.58 ± 1.43 1.53 ± 1.22 .79
 Diabetes 90 ± 32.1 31 ± 29.0 59 ± 34.1 .37 59 ± 30.1 30 ± 30.6 29 ± 29.6 .88
 Cardiac 43 ± 15.4 18 ± 16.8 25 ± 14.5 .59 27 ± 13.8 16 ± 16.3 11 ± 11.2 .30
 Pulmonary 28 ± 10.0 14 ± 13.1 14 ± 8.9 .18 18 ± 10.1 10 ± 10.2 8 ± 8.2 .62
 Obesity 114 ± 40.7 42 ± 39.3 72 ± 41.6 .70 79 ± 40.3 39 ± 39.8 40 ± 40.1 .88
 Renal 24 ± 8.6 10 ± 9.4 14 ± 8.1 .72 16 ± 8.2 9 ± 9.2 7 ± 7.1 .60
 Cancer 17 ± 6.1 8 ± 7.5 9 ± 5.2 .44 14 ± 7.1 7 ± 7.1 7 ± 7.1 1.00
 Hypertension 50 ± 17.9 13 ± 12.2 37 ± 21.4 .05 26 ± 13.2 12 ± 12.2 14 ± 14.3 .67
 Neurologic 28 ± 10.0 8 ± 7.5 20 ± 11.6 .27 17 ± 8.7 8 ± 8.2 9 ± 9.2 .80
 HIV infection 9 ± 3.2 1 ± 1 8 ± 4.6 .09 3 ± 1.5 1 ± 1.0 2 ± 2.0 .56
 Thyroid 23 ± 8.2 7 ± 6.6 16 ± 9.3 .42 15 ± 7.7 7 ± 7.1 8 ± 8.2 .79
 BMI 30.0 ± 7.8 29.8 ± 7.2 30.1 ± 8.2 .81 29.4 ± 6.6 29.4 ± 6.3 29.4 ± 6.9 .95
Pulmonary severity .46
 Severe 75 (26.8) 26 (24.3) 49 (28.3) .12 47 (24.0) 22 (22.4) 25 (25.5) .62
 Intubated at study entry 38 (13.6) 15 (14.0) 23 (13.3) .86 25 (12.8) 11 (11.2) 14 (14.3) .52
Heart rate 86.0 (75.0-98.0) 86.0 (74.0-97.0) 86.0 (75.5-98.0) .65 85.5 (74.0-98.0) 86.0 (73.0-97.5) 85.0 (74-98.0) .88
MAP (mm Hg) 93 (82.3-103.0) 90 (81.0-103.0) 94 (83-103) .24 92.5 (82.0-103.0) 91.0 (81.0-103.2) 93.0 (82.0-103.0) .74
MAP ≤ 70 mm Hg 13/260 (5.0) 6/89 (6.7) 7/171 (4.1) .35 7 (3.6) 4 (4.1) 3 (3.1) .70
Corticosteroid 90 (32.1) 21 (19.6) 69 (39.8) .001 46 (23.2) 21 (21.4) 25 (25.5) .5
Hydroxychloroquine 260 (92.9) 104 (97.2) 156 (90.2) .03 190 (96.9) 95 (96.9) 95 (96.9) 1.00
Azithromycin 243 (86.7) 99 (92.5) 144 (83.2) .03 177 (90.3) 90 (91.8) 87 (88.7) .47
Peripheral WBC count (× 109/L) 7.3 (5.6-10.2; n = 277) 7.0 (5.7-8.9; n = 106) 7.6 (5.5-11.1; n = 171) .41 6.9 (5.3-9.3) 7.0 (5.8-9.0) 6.9 (5.2-9.8) .69
Lymphocyte count (× 109/L) 1.15 (0.78-1.56; n = 260) 1.14 (0.84-1.49; n = 102) 1.20 (0.77-1.67; n = 158) .62 1.13 (0.77-1.52) 1.15 (0.87-1.45) 1.19 (0.75-1.57) .88

Data are presented as No. (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise indicated. Current and former smoker is given as a proportion of the population with known smoking status documented in their medical records. MAP = mean arterial pressure.

a

Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, or not identified.