Table II.
COVID-19 outcomes in patients with and without asthma
| Outcome | Study | City | Asthma group | Nonasthma group | P value∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization | Mahdavinia et al18 | Chicago, USA | 73 of 241 | 224 of 694 | .65 |
| Chhiba et al19 | Chicago, USA | 115 of 220 | 738 of 1306 | .242 | |
| Length of hospital stay (d) | Lovinsky-Desir et al20 | New York City, USA | Median: 6, IQR: 9 | Median: 5, IQR: 9 | .25 |
| Mahdavinia et al18 | Chicago, USA | Mean: 8.36, SD: 6.02 | Mean: 7.81, SD: 5.19 | .25 | |
| Barroso et al21 | Madrid, Spain | Mean: 9.72, SD: 8.14 | Mean: 10.9, SD: 9.67 | NS | |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | Mahdavinia et al18 | Chicago, USA | 22 of 241 | 65 of 694 | .92 |
| Song et al22 | Wuhan, China | 1 of 22 | 128 of 918 | .35 | |
| Severe cases | Song et al22 | Wuhan, China | 1 of 22 | 229 of 918 | .02 |
| ICU admission | Beurnier et al23 | Paris, France | 11 of 37 | 33 of 75 | .21 |
| Barroso et al21 | Madrid, Spain | 2 of 11 | 30 of 178 | >.99 | |
| Mechanical ventilation/ intubation | Lovinsky-Desir et al20 | New York City, USA | 34 of 163 | 231 of 1135 | .92 |
| Mahdavinia et al18 | Chicago, USA | 23 of 241 | 56 of 694 | .35 | |
| Beurnier et al23 | Paris, France | 6 of 37 | 15 of 75 | .82 | |
| Song et al22 | Wuhan, China | 1 of 22 | 141 of 918 | .23 | |
| Death | Lovinsky-Desir et al20 | New York City, USA | 9 of 163 | 101 of 1135 | .18 |
| Mahdavinia et al18 | Chicago, USA | 2 of 241 | 16 of 694 | .22 | |
| Beurnier et al23 | Paris, France | 3 of 37 | 11 of 75 | .38 | |
| Song et al22 | Wuhan, China | 1 of 22 | 148 of 918 | .23 | |
| Chhiba et al19 | Chicago, USA | 8 of 220 | 64 of 1306 | .413 | |
| Barroso et al21 | Madrid, Spain | 2 of 11 | 22 of 178 | .63 |
IQR, Interquartile range; NS, not significant.
P values provided in the article are shown in regular type, while P values calculated with Fisher exact tests or χ2 tests are shown in italic type.