Table 5.
Characteristics of patients according to the outcome.
| Discharged | Deceased (N = 5), Median (range) | p value discharged vs deceased1 | p value discharged with vs without ICU admission1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 56) | With ICU admission (N = 5) | Without ICU admission (N = 51) | ||||
| Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | ||||
| Age | 63.50 (32–93) | 69 (58–78) | 62 (32–93) | 78 (65–91) | 0.039 | ns |
| Days of symptoms before CT | 5 (1–16) | 4 (1–9) | 6 (1–16) | 5 (1–7) | ns | ns |
| WBC (N × 103/μL) | 5.18 (2.33–13.14) | 6.06 (4.65–13.14) | 5.07 (2.33–12.97) | 11.78 (4.84–12.45) | 0.023 | ns |
| ANC (N × 103/μL) | 3.37 (1.17–11.04) | 4.30 (2.93–10.16) | 3.32 (1.17–11.04) | 10.16 (3.70–11.15) | 0.005 | ns |
| ALC (N × 103/μL) | 1.07 (0.48–2.49) | 1.27 (0.48–2.14) | 1.07 (0.48–2.49) | 0.83 (0.55–1.17) | ns | ns |
| AMC (N × 103/μL) | 0.380 (0.13–1.33) | 0.81 (0.20–1.33) | 0.38 (0.13–0.82) | 0.30 (0.24–1.06) | ns | ns |
| N:L ratio | 3.28 (0.89–21.16) | 4.32 (2.45–21.16) | 3.21 (0.89–16.71) | 9.29 (4.30–18.47) | 0.004 | ns |
| Hb (g/L) | 13.30 (9.70–16.70) | 13.20 (11.40–16.0) | 13.3 (9.70–16.70) | 12.10 (8.8–17.7) | ns | ns |
| PLTs | 203 (92–444) | 187.50 (167–314) | 203 (92–444) | 261 (125–373) | ns | ns |
| ESR (mm/h) | 67 (2–116) | 48 (30–67) | 67 (2–116) | 86 (44–94) | ns | ns |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 3.55 (0.03–17.30) | 5.10 (3.55–13.98) | 2.99 (0.03–17.30) | 9.03 (3.55–18.80) | ns | ns |
| Ferritin | 539.75 (23.4–5031.60) | 796 (530.50–1750.10) | 473.50 (23.40–5031.60) | 629.30 (213.20–876.20) | ns | ns |
| Ferritin:ESR ratio | 7.79 (0.3–213.2) | 12.30 (7.9–53.9) | 7.28 (0.30–213.20) | 47. 39 (6.70–88.10) | ns | ns |
| D-dimer | 0.91 (0.27–18.30) | 1.94 (0.99–11.88) | 0.85 (0.27–18.30) | 1.48 (0.65–4.00) | ns | 0.037 |
| Fibrinogen | 552 (228–1021) | 552 (458–767) | 542 (228–1021) | 595.50 (498–627) | ns | ns |
| LDH | 297 (96–534) | 362 (301–534) | 277.50 (96–514) | 732 (379–998) | 0.009 | 0.044 |
| procalcitonin | 0.086 (0.02–1.31) | 0.33 (0.04–0.57) | 0.08 (0.02–1.31) | 0.66 (0.10–1.97) | 0.015 | ns |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 313 (95–523) | 196 (122–278) | 320.50 (95–523) | 223 (133–280) | 0.008 | 0.002 |
| Severity score A | 6 (1–11) | 10 (2–11) | 6 (1–10) | 8 (2–13) | ns | 0.022 |
| Severity score B | 6 (1–13) | 12 (2–13) | 6 (1–12) | 10 (2–18) | ns | 0.033 |
| Discharged | Deceased (N = 5), N (%) | p value discharged vs deceased2 | p value discharged with vs without ICU admission2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 56) | With ICU admission (N = 5) | Without ICU admission (N = 51) | ||||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Gender | ns | ns | ||||
| F | 20 (36) | 0 (0) | 20 (39) | 2 (40) | ||
| M | 36 (64) | 5 (100) | 31 (61) | 3 (60) | ||
| Age over 65 years | 26 (46) | 4 (80) | 22 (43) | 5 (100) | ns | ns |
| No. of lobes affected | ns | ns | ||||
| 1 | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | ||
| 2 | 6 (11) | 1 (20) | 5 (10) | 1 (20) | ||
| 3 | 7 (13) | 0 (0) | 7 (14) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4 | 7 (13) | 1 (20) | 6 (12) | 2 (40) | ||
| 5 | 34 (61) | 3 (60) | 31 (61) | 2 (40) | ||
| Bilateral lung disease | 53 (95) | 5 (100) | 48 (94) | 5 (100) | ns | ns |
| Type of parenchymal lesions | ||||||
| Neither ground glass opacities nor consolidation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ground glass opacities only | 31 (55) | 2 (40) | 29 (57) | 1 (20) | ||
| Consolidation only | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ground glass opacities and consolidation | 25 (45) | 3 (60) | 22 (43) | 4 (80) | ||
| Septal thickening | 41 (73) | 4 (80) | 37 (73) | 5 (100) | ns | ns |
| Pleural effusion | 9 (16) | 1 (20) | 8 (16) | 2 (40) | ns | ns |
| Mediastinal lymph node enlargement | 18 (32) | 1 (20) | 17 (33) | 2 (40) | ns | ns |
CT computer tomography, ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, WBC white blood cells, ANC absolute neutrophil count, ALC absolute lymphocyte count, AMC absolute monocyte count, N:L neutrophils:lymphocytes, Hb haemoglobin, PLT platelets, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, M male, F female.
1p value calculated wiith Mann Whitney U test.
2p value calculated with the χ2 test or the Fisher's exact test as needed.