Table 1.
Patient demographics and characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patients (N = 35) |
|---|---|
| Age in years (Median, IQR) | 58 (45–69) |
| Age > 65—no. (%) | 10 (28.6) |
| Sex—no. (%) Male Female |
19 (54) 16 (46) |
| * Ethnic group—no. (‡%) Hispanic Non-Hispanic |
16 (46) 19 (54) |
| BMI (Median, IQR) | 30.2 (25.9–33.8) |
| † BMI > 30—no. (%) | 18 (51) |
| Diabetes—no. (%) | 14 (40) |
| History of lung disease (COPD, Asthma)—no. (%) | 4 (11) |
| NEWS scale score—no. (%) 1–4 5–6 >7 |
5 (14) 2 (6) 28 (80) |
| Oxygen requirement at day 1—no. (%) No oxygen required Nasal Cannula 2–6 L/min Nasal Cannula > 6 L/min High Flow Nasal Cannula or non-invasive ventilation Intubation |
7 (20) 24 (68) 2 (6) 1 (3) 1 (3) |
| Median Laboratory Values (IQR) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate—mm/hr. D-Dimer Level—ng/mL Ferritin level—ng/mL WBC count—×109/L |
68 (43–87) 670 (399–1739) 686 (378–1346) 5.6 (4.14–7.6) |
* Ethnic groups were reported by the patients. † The body-mass index (BMI) is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. ‡ Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. IQR denotes interquartile range.