Table 1.
Patient Characteristics.
| No Admission Ferritin N = 361 |
Ferrin drawn N = 1904 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Ferritin, ng/mL | N/A | 417 (181-857) | |
| Age, SD | 59.5 ± 17.2 | 60.5 ± 16.1 | .427 |
| Male | 180 (49.9) | 955 (50.1) | .911 |
| POC | 240 (66.5) | 1567 (82.3) | <.001 |
| Median BMI | 30.2 (25.5-36.1) | 31.0 (26.5-37.1) | .09 |
| Comorbid conditions | |||
| COPD/ Asthma | 75 (20.8) | 385 (20.2) | .810 |
| Hypertension | 246 (68.1) | 1340 (70.4) | .396 |
| Diabetes | 138 (38.2) | 842 (45.2) | .035 |
| CHF | 23 (6.4) | 124 (6.5) | .920 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 94 (26) | 412 (21.6) | .066 |
| Median Charlson Comorbidity index | 3 (2-6) | 3 (1-5) | <.001 |
| Inpatient medications | |||
| Glucocorticoids | 169 (46.8) | 1494 (78.5) | <.001 |
| Antibiotics | 201 (55.7) | 1038 (54.5) | .684 |
| Tociluzimab | 12 (3.32) | 69 (3.6) | .778 |
| Remdesivir | 68 (18.8) | 685 (36) | <.001 |
| ICU admission | 126 (34.9) | 574 (30.2) | .073 |
| In hospital mortality | 50 (13.9) | 234 (12.3) | .412 |