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. 2021 Jul 13;102(12):717–725. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2021.06.007

Table 3.

Baseline clinical and biological characteristics of the overall population (n = 169) in alive and death subgroups of patients at 6 months.

Overall population (n = 169) Alive (n = 124) Death (n = 45) P value
Age (year) 65.6 ± 15.8 [30–95] 62.5 ± 15.2 [30–95] 73.9 ± 14.6 [41–93] < 0.001
Male 118 (69.8%) 86 (69.3%) 32 (71.1%) 0.826
BMI (kg/m²) 26.8 ± 5.4 [18.7–52.0] 26.7 ± 4.8 [19.1–43.3] 27.0 ± 6.5 [18.7–52.0] 0.682
ICU hospitalization 53 (31.4%) 29 (23.4%) 24 (53.3%) < 0.001
Risk factors
Hypertension 78 (46.2%) 53 (42.7%) 25 (55.6%) 0.139
Diabetes 33 (19.5%) 26 (21.0%) 7 (15.6%) 0.432
Hypercholesterolemia 44 (26.0%) 32 (25.8%) 12 (26.7%) 0.910
Medical history
Prior MI 14 (8.3%) 8 (6.4%) 6 (13.3%) 0.169
Prior PCI 12 (7.1%) 8 (6.5%) 4 (8.9%) 0.593
Prior CABG 3 (1.8%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (4.4%) 0.143
History of heart failure 5 (3.0%) 3 (2.4%) 2 (4.4%) 0.509
History of stroke 2 (1.2%) 2 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0.264
History of AF 17 (10.1%) 10 (8.1%) 7 (15.6%) 0.169
Peripheral artery disease 7 (4.1%) 6 (4.8%) 1 (2.2%) 0.422
Chronic renal failure 21 (12.4%) 12 (9.7%) 9 (20.0%) 0.072
COPD 12 (7.1%) 6 (4.8%) 6 (13.4%) 0.057
Cancer 37 (21.9%) 19 (15.4%) 18 (40.0%) 0.001
Prior medications
Aspirin 32 (18.9%) 24 (19.4%) 8 (17.8%) 0.817
Oral anticoagulant 23 (13.6%) 12 (9.7%) 11 (24.4%) 0.013
Statins 34 (20.1%) 26 (21.0%) 8 (17.8%) 0.647
Betablockers 34 (20.1%) 21 (16.9%) 13 (28.9%) 0.086
Calcium channel blockers 30 (17.8%) 20 (16.1%) 10 (22.2%) 0.359
ARB 36 (21.3%) 23 (18.5%) 13 (28.9%) 0.146
ACE inhibitors 13 (7.7%) 9 (7.3%) 4 (8.9%) 0.728
Spironolactone 9 (5.3%) 6 (4.9%) 3 (6.7%) 0.647
Diuretics 32 (18.9%) 23 (18.5%) 9 (20.0%) 0.831
Clinical presentation
Temperature (°C) 37.9 ± 1.0 [35.7–40.3] 37.9 ± 0.9 [35.9–40.3] 37.8 ± 1.0 [35.7–39.9] 0.763
Fever 77 (45.6%) 55 (44.3%) 22 (48.9%) 0.600
Heart rate (bpm) 91.8 ± 18.9 [50–150] 93.0 ± 18.1 [50–150] 88.7 ± 20.9 [55–143] 0.079
SBP (mmHg) 133.0 ± 22.3 [73–208] 132.9 ± 19.9 [73–193] 133.3 ± 28.0 [79–208] 0.929
DBP (mmHg) 77.5 ± 15.4 [36–142] 79.0 ± 15.7 [36–142] 73.4 ± 13.9 [49–101] 0.031
Respiratory rate 22.0 ± 6.8 [14 –50] 21.0 ± 5.9 [14–45] 24.9 ± 8.0 [14–50] 0.001
Sat02 (%) 92.0 ± 7.4 [28–100] 93.4 ± 4.2 [77–100] 88.2 ± 11.9 [28–100] 0.001
Dyspnea 119 (70.4%) 82 (66.1%) 37 (82.2%) 0.042
CT lobes with consolidation ≥3 81 (47.9%) 54 (43.5%) 27 (60.0%) 0.058
Cough 89 (52.7%) 68 (54.8%) 21 (46.7%) 0.347
Chest pain 15 (8.9%) 13 (10.5%) 2 (4.4%) 0.222
Diarrhea 37 (21.9%) 28 (22.6%) 9 (20.0%) 0.719
Biological data
Neutrophil count (x106/L) 4635.0 (3125.0; 6497.5) n = 168 4290.0 (2980.0; 6330.0) n = 121 5360.0 (3815.0; 7980.0) n = 46 0.022
Lymphocytes (× 106/L) 975.0 (642.5; 1307.5) 1000.0 (750.0; 1310.0) 770.0 (480.0; 1385.0) 0.010
Platelets (× 109/L) 182.0 (141.3; 240.8) n = 168 195.0 (143.0; 250.0) n = 127 45.0 (139.5; 219.5) n = 41 0.351
Creatinine (µg/L) 81.0 (66.0; 110.0) 79.0 (64.2; 97.7) 104.0 (72.0; 137.0) 0.032
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.7 (12.4; 14.8) 13.9 (12.8; 14.9) 13.0 (11.3; 14.0) 0.001
High-sensitivity troponin I (ng/L) 12.5 (6.4; 27.4) 9.45 (5.2; 19.6) 27.95 (13.9; 71.0) < 0.001
Brain natriuretic peptide (ng/L) 47.0 (18.0; 159.0) n = 155 31.0 (15.0; 87.0) n = 117 113.5 (48.2; 264.2) n = 38 < 0.001
C-reactive protein (mg/L) 97.5 (52.0; 139.3) 86.0 (39.0; 128.3) 119.0 (72.0; 188.1) 0.002
D-dimer (µg/mL) 1118 (680.5; 1806) n = 154 1006 (630; 1658) n = 116 1454 (834; 2538) n = 38 0.004

Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviations with range in brackets or as medians with interquartile ranges in parentheses. Qualitative variables are expressed as raw numbers with percentages in parentheses. ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; IQR, interquartile range; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

Bold indicates significant P value.