Table 5.
Overall comparison of clinical and biological characteristics between the clusters.
| Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | Cluster 5 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men, n (%) | 24 (58.5%) | 13 (56.5%) | 14 (66.7%) | 12 (70.6%) | 11 (47.8%) | 0.6301 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (sd) (n=94) | 26.5 (6.3) | 28.4 (4.7) | 28.6 (5.8) | 27.5 (7.2) | 27.2 (6.2) | 0.7452 |
| CRP, mg/L, median [IQR] (n=99) | 41 [18;100] | 95 [31;155] | 84 [18;131] | 55.5 [19.5;121] | 62.5 [48;151.5] | 0.6413 |
| Mortality, dead, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (17.4%) | 2 (9.5%) | 2 (11.8%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0.0051 cluster 1 against others; 0.0061 clusters 2 and 5 against others |
| Severe Covid194, n (%) | 18 (43.9%) | 14 (60.9%) | 16 (76.2%) | 9 (52.9%) | 11 (47.8%) | 0.1541 |
| ICU admission, n (%) | 11 (26.8%) | 8 (34.8%) | 12 (57.1%) | 5 (29.4%) | 5 (21.7%) | 0.1211 |
| Oxygen requirement, n (%) | 27 (65.8%) | 17 (73.9%) | 16 (76.2%) | 14 (82.3%) | 13 (56.5%) | 0.4261 |
| Corticosteroid treatment, n (%) | 12 (29.3%) | 13 (56.2%) | 13 (61.9%) | 7 (41.2%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0.0331 |
1Fisher exact test.
2F-test Anova due to normality distribution.
3Kruskal Wallis test due to non-normality distribution.
4Severe Covid19 defined as: 02>2L/min, ICU admission, LTE, decease.