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. 2021 Dec 25;13(12):e20691. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20691

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the overall, proxalutamide and placebo groups of the North and South arms combined.

Characteristic Overall N=778 Proxalutamide N=423 Placebo N=355 p-value
Age        
Median – years (IQR) 51 (41-62) 52 (42-62) 51 (39-62) 0.062
> 55 yr – no. (%) 296 (38.0%) 159 (37.6%) 137 (38.6%) 0.77
Sex – no. (%)       0.26
Female 314 (40.4%) 163 (38.5%) 151 (42.5%)  
Male 464 (59.6%) 260 (61.5%) 204 (57.5%)  
Comorbidities        
Body mass index over 30 kg/m2 – no. (%) 68 (8.7%) 39 (9.2%) 29 (8.2%) 0.70
Hypertension – no. (%) 215 (27.6%) 124 (29.3%) 91 (25.6%) 0.26
Type 2 diabetes mellitus – no. (%) 97 (12.5%) 55 (13.0%) 42 (11.8%) 0.055
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder – no. (%) 18 (2.3%) 9 (2.1%) 9 (2.5%) 0.81
Chronic kidney disease – no. (%) 0 0 0 n/a
Coexisting conditions – no. (%)        
0 507 (65.2%) 267 (63.1%) 240 (67.6%) 0.19
1 157 (20.2%) 92 (21.7%) 65 (18.3%) 0.26
2+ 114 (14.6%) 64 (15.1%) 50 (14.1%) 0.68
Median time from hospitalization to randomization (IQR) – days 2 (1-4) 2 (1-4) 2 (1-4) 0.16
Score on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 ordinal scale – no. (%)        
3. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical care 2 (0.3%) 0 2 (0.6%) 0.25
4. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen, requiring ongoing medical care (COVID-19 related or otherwise) 24 (3.1%) 12 (2.8%) 12 (3.3%) 0.66
5. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen 252 (31.4%) 136 (32.2%) 116 (32.7%) 0.88
6. Hospitalized, receiving non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices 500 (64.3%) 275 (65.0%) 225 (63.4%) 0.64