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. 2022 Jun 13;10(6):1393. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10061393
Variable Definition Type of Variable and Values
Demographics
Age Age in years at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Race Race of the patient. Categorical. Caucasian, Latin, or other.
Sex Sex of patient at birth. Categorical. Male or female.
Comorbidities
Age-adjusted Charlson index Charlson Comorbidity Index calculated at hospital admission, based on comorbidity previously reported in medical history adjusted for age. Continuous. Numerical, 0–48.
AMI If acute myocardial infarction was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Alcohol abuse If alcohol abuse was reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Angina If angina was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Asthma If asthma was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Atrial fibrillation If atrial fibrillation was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Cancer If active cancer was reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Comorbidity Age-adjusted Charlson score value ≥ 3 Categorical. Yes or no.
COPD If chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Dependence status What was the degree of dependence before hospital admission reported in the medical history according to the Barthel index? Categorical. Absent or mild dependence, moderate dependence, or severe dependence.
Depression If chronic depression was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
CHF If chronic heart failure was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
CHT If chronic hypertension was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
CKD If chronic kidney disease, defined as MDRD4 <60 mL/min (1.73 m2), was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
CLD If chronic liver disease was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
CTD If a connective tissue disease (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma) was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
DM If diabetes mellitus was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Dyslipidemia If dyslipidemia was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
IS If ischemic stroke was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Neurodegenerative disease If a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, and Huntington disease) was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Obesity If obesity, defined as a body mass index >30 kg/m2, was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
OSAS If obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
PVD If peripheral vascular disease was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Smoking If smoking was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Never smoked, former smoker, or current smoker.
TIA If transient ischemic accident was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Baseline pharmacological treatments
ACEi If maintained use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Acenocoumarol If maintained use of acenocoumarol was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
ARB If maintained use of angiotensin receptor blockers was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Aspirin If maintained use of aspirin was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Direct anticoagulants If maintained use of direct anticoagulants was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
DPP4i If maintained use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Inhaled corticosteroids If maintained use of inhaled corticosteroids was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Insulin If maintained use of insulin was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
LMWH If maintained use of low-molecular-weight heparin was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Metformin If maintained use of metformin was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Monoclonal antibodies If maintained use of monoclonal antibodies was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
SGLT2i If maintained use of sodium-glucose transporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Statins If maintained use of statins was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Systemic corticosteroids If maintained use of systemic corticosteroids was previously reported in the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
COVID-19-related variables
General variables
Origin of infection Suspected site of infection. Categorical. Community, healthcare staff, or others.
Duration of symptoms Days since onset of symptoms until admission. Numerical. Days.
Clinical manifestations
Abdominal pain If abdominal pain was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Ageusia If ageusia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Anosmia If anosmia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Anorexia If anorexia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Asthenia If asthenia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Cough If cough was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. No cough, dry cough, or wet cough.
Diarrhea If diarrhea was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Dyspnea If dyspnea was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Headache If headache was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Myalgia If myalgia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Nausea If nausea was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Odynophagia If odynophagia was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Vomiting If vomiting was present at admission or during the days before according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Physical examination at admission
Baseline O2 saturation Oxygen saturation, in percentage, at hospital admission, without supplementary oxygen therapy. Continuous. Numerical.
Baseline O2 saturation < 93% If oxygen saturation without supplementary oxygen at hospital admission was less than 93%. Categorical. Yes or no.
Confusion If confusion was present at admission or during the days before, according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Crackles If crackles were present at admission. Categorical. Yes or no.
DBP Diastolic blood pressure, in millimeters of mercury, at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Heart rate Heart rate, in beats per minute, at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
SBP Systolic blood pressure, in millimeters of mercury, at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Tachypnea If tachypnea, defined as breathing rate greater than 22 breaths per minute, was present at admission according to the medical history. Categorical. Yes or no.
Rhonchi If rhonchi were present at hospital admission. Categorical. Yes or no.
Temperature Temperature, in degrees Celsius, at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Temperature ≥ 38 °C If temperature at hospital admission was greater than 38 °C. Categorical. Yes or no.
Wheezing If wheezing was present at hospital admission. Categorical. Yes or no.
Radiological findings
Alveolar condensation Alveolar condensation in the plain chest radiograph at admission. Categorical. Absent, unilateral, or bilateral.
Interstitial infiltrate Interstitial infiltrate in the plain chest radiograph at admission. Categorical. Absent, unilateral, or bilateral.
Pleural effusion Pleural effusion in the plain chest radiograph at admission. Categorical. Absent, unilateral, or bilateral.
Analytical findings
Albumin Value of serum albumin at admission in g/dL. Continuous. Numerical.
Creatinine Value of plasma creatinine at admission in mg/dL. Continuous. Numerical.
CRP Value of C-reactive protein at admission in mg/L. Continuous. Numerical.
Glucose Value of plasma glucose at admission in mg/dL. Continuous. Numerical.
Leukocytes Number of leukocytes’ 106 per liter at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Hemoglobin Value of hemoglobin at admission in g/dL. Continuous. Numerical.
Lymphocytes Number of lymphocytes’ 106 per liter at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Neutrophils Number of neutrophils’ 106 per liter at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Platelets Number of platelets’ 106 per liter in blood test at hospital admission. Continuous. Numerical.
Plasma sodium Value of plasma sodium at admission in mEq/L. Continuous. Numerical.
Plasma potassium Value of plasma potassium at admission in mEq/L. Continuous. Numerical.
Outcomes
In-hospital mortality If the patient died during hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, or 30 days after hospital discharge. Categorical. Yes or no.
Length of stay More or less than 14 days. Categorical. Yes or no.
Need for NIMV If during hospitalization the patient has received continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and/or bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) and/or high-flow cannula oxygen therapy. Categorical. Yes or no.
ICU admission If the patient has required admission to the intensive care unit. Categorical. Yes or no.