Table 3.
Type of respiratory support (oxygen therapy and invasive ventilation), ICU admission, and clinical outcomes (ARDS, severe COVID-19, and in-hospital mortality) of patients 50 years and over, stratified by sex (if data are known on a subset of patients, the number is indicated in parenthesis after the variable name).
| Outcome, n (%) | Overall n=120 (%) | Sex | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n=52 (%) | Male n=68 (%) | |||
| Type of treatment | ||||
| Any oxygen therapy | ||||
| NO | 24 (20.0) | 14 (26.9) | 10 (14.7) | 0.0973 |
| YES | 96 (80.0) | 38 (73.1) | 58 (85.3) | |
| Invasive ventilation | ||||
| NO | 112 (93.3) | 52 (100.0) | 60 (88.2) | 0.0097 |
| YES | 8 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (11.8) | |
| ICU admission | ||||
| NO | 108 (90) | 52 (100.0) | 56 (82.4) | 0.0023 |
| YES | 12* (10) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (17.7) | |
| ARDS (119/120) | ||||
| NO | 66 (55.5) | 34 (65.4) | 32 (47.8) | 0.0550 |
| YES | 53 (44.5) | 18 (34.6) | 35 (52.2) | |
| ARDS severity (117/120) | ||||
| No ARDS | 66 (56.4) | 34 (68.0) | 32 (47.8) | 0.0107 |
| Mild ARDS | 20 (17.1) | 10 (20.0) | 10 (14.9) | |
| Moderate ARDS | 9 (7.7) | 3 (6.0) | 6 (9.0) | |
| Severe ARDS | 22 (18.8) | 3 (6.0) | 19 (28.4) | |
| Severe COVID-19 | ||||
| NO | 23 (19.2) | 11 (21.1) | 12 (17.6) | 0.6287 |
| YES | 97 (80.8) | 41 (78.9) | 56 (82.4) | |
| In-hospital mortality | ||||
| NO | 92 (76.7) | 39 (75.0) | 53 (77.9) | 0.7058 |
| YES | 28 (23.3) | 13 (25.0) | 15 (22.1) | |
*median ICU staying duration is equal to 8.5 days [IQR 5.75, 13.5].