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. 2021 Jan-Mar;17(1):83–89. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2021.83

Table 4.

Comparison of COVID-19 patients group according to outcomes [needing intensive care unit (ICU) admission or discharge]

  Discharge (n=68) ICU (n=6) Total (n=74) p value
Age       NS
   Mean (SD) 58.426 (14.842) 59.167 (9.368) 58.486 (14.430)  
   Median (Q1, Q3) 58.500 (47.000, 71.000) 59.500 (52.750, 64.750) 58.500 (47.500, 70.750)  
   Min - Max 19.000 - 84.000 47.000 - 72.000 19.000 - 84.000  
Gender       NS
   Female 40 (58.8%) 3 (50.0%) 43 (58.1%)  
   Male 28 (41.2%) 3 (50.0%) 31 (41.9%)  
Cortisol (mcg/dL)       0.005
   Mean (SD) 15.838 (5.651) 23.302 (5.080) 16.443 (5.940)  
   Median (Q1, Q3) 15.210 (12.283, 19.017) 23.705 (21.495, 25.742) 15.655 (12.443, 20.617)  
   Min - Max 5.600 - 34.050 15.090 - 30.130 5.600 - 34.050  
ACTH (pg/mL)       0.039
   Mean (SD) 24.532 (20.556) 10.667 (8.214) 23.408 (20.173)  
   Median (Q1, Q3) 17.500 (11.750, 32.700) 8.000 (4.750, 15.000) 17.000 (10.250, 31.400)  
   Min - Max 2.000 - 114.000 3.000 - 24.000 2.000 - 114.000  
Cortisol/ACTH ratio       0.001
   Mean (SD) 11135.607 (10601.948) 32638.576 (20861.643) 12879.091 (12957.387)  
   Median (Q1, Q3) 7782.860 (4968.269, 12342.941) 29938.889 (18375.327, 36393.750) 8651.103 (5062.446, 14696.930)  
   Min - Max 1578.947 - 62000.000 12554.167 - 70333.333 1578.947 - 70333.333  

NS. Not significant.