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. 2022 May 1;19(5):861–863. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202110-1147RL

Table 1.

Characteristics of ICU patients with SARS-CoV-2 testing

  SARS-CoV-2 Positive (n = 22,700) SARS-CoV-2 Negative (n = 157,726) Overall (N = 180,426)
Age, yr      
 <65 10,097 (44.5) 71,026 (45.0) 81,123 (45.0)
 ⩾65 12,603 (55.5) 86,700 (55.0) 99,303 (55.0)
Sex*      
 Female 9,913 (43.7) 73,845 (46.8) 83,758 (46.4)
 Male 12,786 (56.3) 83,875 (53.2) 96,661 (53.6)
Race      
 Asian 513 (2.3) 3,034 (1.9) 3,547 (2.0)
 Black 4,642 (20.4) 25,090 (15.9) 29,732 (16.5)
 Other 2,224 (9.8) 7,585 (4.8) 9,809 (5.4)
 Unknown 997 (4.4) 4,352 (2.8) 5,349 (3.0)
 White 14,324 (63.1) 117,665 (74.6) 131,989 (73.2)
Mechanical ventilation 5,665 (25.0) 23,963 (15.2) 29,628 (16.4)
ARDS or ARF diagnosis 16,091 (70.9) 49,737 (31.5) 65,828 (36.5)
Hospital mortality 4,644 (20.5) 10,571 (6.7) 15,215 (8.4)
Admission to the ICU 11,496 (50.6) 79,496 (50.4) 90,992 (50.4)

Definition of abbreviations: ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; ARF = acute respiratory failure; ICU = intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Data are shown as n (%).

*

Sex was unknown for seven patients.