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. 2021 Aug 2;5(3):e415–e419. doi: 10.1055/a-1576-6201

Table 1. Patient characteristics of COVID-19 patients with thrombosis.

Characteristics Thrombosis n  = 138
n (%)
Age (y)
Mean (range)
59.6 (23–89)
 Young <45 18 (13.0)
 Middle aged (45–65) 78 (56.5)
 Elderly >65 42 (30.4)
Sex
 Male 82 (59.4)
 Female 56 (40.5)
Race and ethnicity
 White 15 (10.9)
 African American 56 (40.5)
 Hispanic 51 (36.8)
 Other 16 (11.6)
BMI (kg/m 2 )
 Normal (<24.9) 36 (26.1)
 Overweight (25–29.9) 41 (29.7)
 Obese (>30) 56 (40.5)
 Unknown 5 (3.6)
Thromboembolism type a
 Deep vein thrombosis 71 (51.4)
 Pulmonary embolism 61 (44.2)
 Stroke 26 (18.8)
Anticoagulation prior to thrombosis
 None 30 (21.7)
 Prophylactic 66 (47.8)
 Enoxaparin 43 (31.2)
 Heparin 23 (16.7)
 Therapeutic 41 (29.7)
 Enoxaparin 29 (21.0)
 Heparin 5 (3.6)
 Apixaban 4 (2.9)
 Bivalirudin 3 (2.2)
 Unknown 1 (0.7)
COVID-19-related therapy b
 Steroids 64 (46.4)
 Tocilizumab 36 (26.1)
 Remdesivir 18 (13.0)
 Hydrocychloroquine 48 (34.8)
 Mortality 44 (31.9)
Hospital characteristics
 Length of stay
 Mean (range)
20.5 (1–92)
 ICU admission 116 (84.1)
 ICU length of stay
 Mean (range)
18.7 (0.08–91.2)
 Mechanical ventilation 98 (71)
 D-dimer > 6 68 (49.2)
 Renal replacement therapy 45 (32.6)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit;

a

Some patients had multiple types of thromboembolism.

b

Some patients received multiple types of COVID-19 therapy.