TABLE 2.
Comparison of vitals and laboratory measurements between patients with COVID‐19 with and without ICU admittance
| Characteristic | ICU admittance a | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 1054) | Yes (N = 104) | ||
| Age, years | 39.3 (30.7–50.4) | 54.0 (46.4‐63.4) | <.001 b |
| Sex ‐ Male | 274 (26%) | 66 (63.5%) | |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 26 (23‐29) | 27.5 (25.3‐31.4) | <.001 d |
| Normal weight | 253 (95.1%) | 13 (4.9%) | .006 c |
| Overweight | 270 (88.8%) | 34 (11.2%) | .006 c |
| Class I obesity | 83 (84.7%) | 15 (15.3%) | .006 c |
| Class II obesity | 35 (87.5%) | 5 (12.5%) | .006 c |
| Morbid obesity | 15 (78.9%) | 4 (21.1%) | .006 c |
| Fasting Plasma Glucose, mg/dL | 98.6 (86.2–118) | 147 (108‐208) | <.001 d |
| Normal | 554 (96.7%) | 19 (3.3%) | <.001 c |
| Pre‐diabetes | 295 (93.9%) | 19 (6.1%) | <.001 c |
| Diabetes | 205 (75.6%) | 66 (24.4%) | <.001 c |
| Hypertension | 47 (8.14%) | 24 (16%) | .004 d |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 127 (118‐136) | 126 (116‐142) | |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 80 (72–85) | 73.5 (65.6‐82) | <.001 c |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure, COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit.
a
Values are expressed as medians (interquartile ranges) or as numbers (%).
b
Student's t test.
c
Chi‐squared test.
d
Mann‐Whitney U test.