Table 1.
Baseline demographics and disease characteristics*.
| Characteristics | n = 46 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 65±10 |
| Male sex, n(%) | 33 (71.7) |
| Ever smoker, n(%) | 24 (52.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.8 ± 4.3 |
| Comorbidity, n(%) | 42 (91.3) |
| Hypertension | 19 (41.3) |
| Coronary artery disease | 15 (32.6) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (19.6) |
| FVC, L | 2.34±0.83 |
| FVC,% | 71.8 ± 23.5 |
| DLCO,% | 44±17 |
| DLCO/VA,% | 64±22 |
| 6 MWT, m | 336±90 |
| SPO2, min | 89±5 |
| COVID-19 symptoms, n(%) | |
| Dyspnea | 27 (58.7) |
| Fever | 21 (45.7) |
| Cough | 17 (37.0) |
| Treatment setting, n(%) | |
| Inpatient | 24 (52.2) |
| Outpatient | 22 (47.8) |
| Patients who underwent CT n(%) | 42 (91.3) |
| CT pattern | |
| Ground glass opacities | 35 (83.3) |
| Consolidation | 11 (26.1) |
| Other | 19 (45.2) |
| Respiratory support (n = 16), n(%) | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 10 (62.5) |
| Non-invasive mechanical ventilation | 9 (56.2) |
| High-flow | 6 (37.5) |
| Length of hospital stay (day) (median) (min-max) | 10 (3–32) |
| Length of ICU stay (day) (median) (min-max) | 8 (4–10) |
BMI: Body mass index; MWT: minute walk test; ICU: intensive care unit; CT: computed tomography *Data are mean (SD) based on N unless stated otherwise. Percentages are based on N unless stated otherwise.