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. 2021 Mar 17;325(15):1525–1534. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.3331

Table 1. Baseline and Hospitalization Characteristics of the Patients With Telephone Assessment.

No./total (%)
All patients (n = 478) No ambulatory visit (n = 301) Attended the ambulatory visit (n = 177)
Age, mean (SD), y 60.9 (16.1) 63.4 (17.2) 56.9 (13.2)
Women 201 (42.1) 133 (44.2) 68 (38.4)
Men 277 (57.9) 168 (55.8) 109 (61.6)
Body mass index, mean (SD) [No.] 28.8 (5.6) [351] 28.5 (5.9) [186] 29.1 (5.4) [165]
Comorbidities
Hypertension 225 (47.1) 150 (49.8) 75 (42.4)
Obesity 130/351 (37.0) 63/186 (33.9) 67/165 (40.6)
Diabetes 128 (26.8) 76 (25.2) 52 (29.4)
Chronic heart disease 77 (16.1) 63 (20.9) 14 (7.9)
Respiratory disease (other than COPD) 75 (15.7) 45 (15.0) 30 (16.9)
Chronic kidney disease 51 (10.7) 34 (11.3) 17 (9.6)
Declared psychiatric disorder 42 (8.8) 30 (10.0) 12 (6.8)
Neurodegenerative disorder 34 (7.1) 32 (10.6) 2 (1.1)
Alcohol misuse 21/450 (4.7) 12/282 (4.3) 9/168 (5.4)
Active cancer 18 (3.8) 15 (5.0) 3 (1.7)
Other immunosuppression 18 (3.8) 11 (3.7) 7 (4.0)
COPD 17 (3.6) 12 (4.0) 5 (2.8)
Long-term dialysis 17 (3.6) 11 (3.7) 6 (3.4)
HIV infection 12 (2.5) 9 (3.0) 3 (1.7)
Solid organ transplantation 9 (1.9) 5 (1.7) 4 (2.3)
Liver disease 7 (1.5) 2 (0.7) 5 (2.8)
Pregnancy 5 (1.0) 3 (1.0) 2 (1.1)
Bone marrow transplantation 2 (0.4) 2 (0.7) 0
Smoking
No (<5 pack-years) 343/452 (75.9) 214/283 (75.6) 129/169 (76.3)
Former (≥5 pack-years) 83/452 (18.4) 58/283 (20.5) 25/169 (14.8)
Active 26/452 (5.8) 11/283 (3.9) 15/169 (8.9)
Specific treatments
Azithromycin 120 (25.1) 67 (22.3) 53 (29.9)
Tocilizumab (anti–IL-6) 37 (7.7) 10 (3.3) 27 (15.3)
Hydroxychloroquine 32 (6.7) 14 (4.7) 18 (10.2)
Corticosteroids 24 (5.0) 17 (5.6) 7 (4.0)
Lopinavir/ritonavir 16 (3.3) 8 (2.7) 8 (4.5)
Anakinra (anti–IL-1RA) 11 (2.3) 3 (1.0) 8 (4.5)
Remdesivir 5 (1.0) 2 (0.7) 3 (1.7)
Vasopressors 74 (15.5) 23 (7.6) 51 (28.8)
Active anticoagulation (at full therapeutic dose) 75 (15.7) 26 (8.6) 49 (27.7)
Pulmonary embolism during hospitalization 41 (8.6) 12 (4.0) 29 (16.4)
Acute kidney injury during hospitalization 95 (19.9) 53 (17.6) 42 (23.7)
Hospitalization in ICU 142 (29.7) 45 (15.0) 97 (54.8)
Duration of ICU stay, median (IQR), d 9 (4-19) 6.5 (4-15) 9 (4-22)
Total duration of hospitalization, median (IQR), d 9 (4-15) 8 (4-12) 13 (6-23)

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.