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. 2020 Nov 23;33(1):65–77.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.11.014

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients with COVID-19

All Patients (n = 689) Unmatched
PSM (1:1)
Insulin (n = 346) Non-insulin (n = 343) SMD p Insulin (n = 183) Non-insulin (n = 183) SMD p
Age, years 66 (57–73) 67 (58–75) 65 (56–71) 0.188 0.019 64 (57–73) 65 (57–74) 0.022 0.756
Age range, years: <60 (%) 207 (30.0) 94 (27.2) 113 (32.9) 0.126 0.098 58 (31.7) 61 (33.3) 0.035 0.738
Age range, years: ≥60 (%) 482 (70.0) 252 (72.8) 230 (67.1) 0.126 0.098 125 (68.3) 122 (66.7) 0.035 0.738
Gender, male (%) 364 (52.8) 187 (54.0) 177 (51.6) 0.049 0.521 98 (53.6) 97 (53.0) 0.011 0.917

Original Comorbidities

Hypertension (%) 333 (48.3) 156 (45.1) 177 (51.6) 0.131 0.087 84 (45.9) 89 (48.6) 0.055 0.601
Coronary heart disease (%) 95 (13.8) 43 (12.4) 52 (15.2) 0.079 0.298 21 (11.5) 25 (13.7) 0.066 0.528
COPD (%) 9 (1.3) 4 (1.2) 5 (1.5) 0.027 0.727 2 (1.1) 2 (1.1) <0.001 >0.999
Chronic kidney disease (%) 8 (1.2) 4 (1.2) 4 (1.2) 0.001 0.990 1 (0.5) 2 (1.1) 0.061 0.562

Vital Signs

Pulse, beats/min 89 (80–102) 90 (80–102) 88 (78–102) 0.107 0.141 88 (80–101) 86 (78–101) 0.080 0.349
Respiratory rate, breaths/min 20 (20–24) 20 (20–25) 20 (20–22) 0.118 0.004 20 (20–24) 20 (20–22) 0.015 0.190
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 134 (121–147) 134 (120–149) 134 (121–147) 0.062 0.942 132 (120–149) 134 (120–146) 0.058 0.899
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 80 (72–89) 80 (70–89) 80 (74–88) 0.009 0.484 80 (71–87) 80 (72–87) 0.110 0.504
SpO2 on admission (%) 97 (94–98) 97 (94–98) 97 (95–98) 0.139 0.301 97 (94–98) 97 (95–98) 0.018 0.907

Symptoms (%)

Fever 512 (74.3) 254 (73.4) 258 (75.2) 0.041 0.587 132 (72.1) 139 (76.0) 0.087 0.404
Cough 453 (65.7) 220 (63.6) 233 (67.9) 0.092 0.229 122 (66.7) 123 (67.2) 0.012 0.912
Sputum production 309 (44.8) 161 (46.5) 148 (43.1) 0.068 0.372 83 (45.4) 80 (43.7) 0.033 0.752
Chest tightness 105 (15.2) 50 (14.5) 55 (16.0) 0.044 0.563 29 (15.8) 27 (14.8) 0.030 0.772
Nausea 34 (4.9) 19 (5.5) 15 (4.4) 0.052 0.498 11 (6.0) 8 (4.4) 0.074 0.48
Diarrhea 132 (33.9) 67 (19.3) 65 (19.0) 0.011 0.890 33 (18.0) 33 (18.0) <0.001 >0.999
Muscle aches 54 (7.8) 21 (6.1) 33 (9.6) 0.132 0.083 15 (8.2) 20 (10.9) 0.093 0.374
Pharynx discomfort 32 (4.6) 12 (3.5) 20 (5.8) 0.112 0.141 7 (3.8) 7 (3.8) <0.001 >0.999
Fatigue 113 (16.4) 55 (15.9) 58 (16.9) 0.027 0.719 32 (17.5) 33 (18.0) 0.014 0.891

Data were presented as medians and interquartile range (Q1–Q3). COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SpO2, percutaneous oxygen saturation; SMD, standardized mean difference.