Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 patients included in the study.
| Characteristics |
All patients (n = 94) |
Patients with neurological complications (n = 47) |
Patients without neurological complications (n = 47) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender [male, n (%)] | 74 (78.7%) | 41 (87.2) | 33 (70.2) |
| Age (y/o, mean ± SD) | 61.6 ± 11.1 | 62.4 ± 8.3 | 60.8 ± 13.3 |
| Weight (kg, mean ± SD) | 90.0 ± 13.6 | 82.9 ± 14.2 | 80.5 ± 13.0 |
| Height (cm, mean ± SD) | 176.0 ± 7.9 | 171.7 ± 7.5 | 171.8 ± 8.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 29.9 ± 4.2 | 28.1 ± 4.2 | 27.3 ± 4.1 |
| Comorbidities [n, (%)] | |||
| Hypertension | 49 (52.1) | 27 (57.4) | 22 (46.8) |
| Chronic renal disease | 5 (5.3) | 5 (10.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Diabetes | 14 (14. 9) | 6 (12.8) | 8 (17.0) |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Chronic liver disease | 3 (3.2) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.3) |
| Cancer | 6 (6.4) | 3 (6.4) | 3 (6.4) |
| Cardiac failure | 8 (8.5) | 5 (10.6) | 3 (6.4) |
| Neurological disease | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Hospital length of stay (days, mean ± SD) | 28.10 ± 23.00 | 36.77 ± 25.14 | 19.43 ± 16.86 |
| ICU length of stay (days, mean ± SD) | 21.51 ± 20.14 | 31.51 ± 22.64 | 11.51 ± 10.14 |
| ICU outcome [n, (%)] | |||
| Alive | 61 (64.90) | 31 (65.95) | 30 (63.83) |
| Critical | 2 (2.10) | 2 (4.25) | 0 (0.00) |
| Death | 31 (33) | 14 (29.78) | 17 (36.17) |
| Days of mechanical ventilation (days, mean ± SD) | 20.00 ± 16.33 | 22.93 ± 19.62 | 8.85 ± 7.75 |
| Days from symptoms to hospital admission (days, mean ± SD) | 3.98 ± 10.11 | 3.81 ± 7.16 | 4.14 ± 12.42 |
| Days from symptoms to ICU admission (days, mean ± SD) | 10.92 ± 6.84 | 9.51 ± 6.73 | 12.30 ± 6.74 |
| Higher D-dimer during ICU stay (ng/ml, mean ± SD) | 17.636 ± 26.631 | 14.067 ± 21.401 | 17.878 ± 31.310 |
| Higher CRP during ICU stay (mg/L, mean ± SD) | 266.25 ± 120.88 | 232.78 ± 127.49 | 161.47 ± 102.81 |
| Lower PaO2 during ICU stay (mmHg, mean ± SD) | 60 ± 10.92 | 52.97 ± 7.80 | 57.96 ± 13.03 |
n, number; SD, standard deviation; y/o, years old; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen; CRP, C-reactive protein.