Table 3.
Comparison of COVID-patients study parameters according to CURB-65 scores
| Score 0 (n=36) | Score 1 (n=24) | Score 2 (n=14) | Total (n=74) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 49.194 (11.326) | 66.792 (11.572) | 68.143 (10.960) | 58.486 (14.430) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 51.000 (44.750, 58.000) | 71.000 (62.000, 74.000) | 69.500 (64.250, 75.250) | 58.500 (47.500, 70.750) | |
| Min - Max | 19.000 - 64.000 | 31.000 - 83.000 | 49.000 - 84.000 | 19.000 - 84.000 | |
| *Posthoc | a | b | b | ||
| Gender | NS | ||||
| Female | 19 (52.8%) | 15 (62.5%) | 9 (64.3%) | 43 (58.1%) | |
| Male | 17 (47.2%) | 9 (37.5%) | 5 (35.7%) | 31 (41.9%) | |
| *Posthoc | - | - | - | ||
| Cortisol (mcg/dL) | 0.044 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 14.990 (6.190) | 16.775 (5.322) | 19.611 (5.290) | 16.443 (5.940) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 14.380 (10.105, 18.620) | 16.460 (14.422, 18.670) | 20.870 (14.348, 22.452) | 15.655 (12.443, 20.617) | |
| Min - Max | 5.600 - 28.410 | 6.590 - 34.050 | 12.320 - 30.130 | 5.600 - 34.050 | |
| *Posthoc | a | a | a | ||
| ACTH (pg/mL) | NS | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 25.861 (23.119) | 22.050 (16.042) | 19.429 (18.810) | 23.408 (20.173) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 17.500 (13.000, 30.200) | 17.000 (9.750, 33.500) | 10.500 (7.500, 27.000) | 17.000 (10.250, 31.400) | |
| Min - Max | 2.000 - 114.000 | 3.000 - 65.000 | 3.000 - 70.000 | 2.000 - 114.000 | |
| *Posthoc | a | a | a | ||
| Cortisol/ACTH ratio | 0.017 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 9984.849 (10930.832) | 12468.869 (9897.552) | 21024.663 (18783.642) | 12879.091 (12957.387) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 6370.752 (4509.746, 11481.731) | 9776.042 (5648.359, 13366.176) | 14238.304 (8710.172, 26858.333) | 8651.103 (5062.446, 14696.930) | |
| Min - Max | 1578.947 - 62000.000 | 3623.188 - 41900.000 | 2520.000 - 70333.333 | 1578.947 - 70333.333 | |
| *Posthoc | a | ab | b |
*Pairwise Wilcoxon test (P value of the same letters is >0.05, and of the different letters [i.e, a versus b] is <0.05).