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. 2022 Sep 14;18(1):43–52. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03081-y

Table 3.

Baseline characteristics, laboratory results and clinical outcomes of 455 patients categorised by vaccination status in 2022

0 or 1 dose 2 or 3 doses p-value*
N 90 365
Age (years) 68.5 (41.0, 82.0) 71.0 (50.0, 82.0) 0.47
Male 41 (46.6%) 172 (48.0%) 0.81
Vaccination status  <0.001
 Unvaccinated 77 (85.6%) 0 (0.0%)
 1 dose 13 (14.4%) 0 (0.0%)
 2 doses 0 (0.0%) 333 (91.2%)
 3 doses 0 (0.0%) 32 (8.8%)
Vaccine type 0.39
 Astra Zeneca (Vaxzevria) 5 (38.5%) 173 (50.6%)
 mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) 8 (61.5%) 169 (49.4%)
 Days from symptom onset to admission 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) 0.91
 Diabetes 23 (25.8%) 140 (38.4%) 0.027
 BMI (kg/m2) 30.3 (25.6, 37.3) 28.2 (25.1, 33.8) 0.22
Outcomes
 Venous thrombosis 2 (2.3%) 7 (2.0%) 0.85
 Arterial thrombosis 3 (3.3%) 18 (4.9%) 0.52
 Assisted ventilation 30 (33.3%) 60 (16.4%)  <0.001
 Clinical deterioration 35 (38.9%) 72 (19.7%)  <0.001
 Death caused by COVID-19 13 (15.1%) 14 (3.9%)  <0.001
Laboratory findings
 Haemoglobin (g/L), mean (SD) 133.6 (17.6) 132.4 (20.3) 0.61
 Neutrophils (×109/L) 4.5 (3.3, 7.6) 4.8 (3.4, 6.8) 0.91
 Lymphocytes (×109/L) 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) 0.091
Platelets (×109/L)
 Creatinine (mmol/L) 76.0 (58.0, 103.0) 84.0 (63.0, 116.0) 0.097
 Ferritin (ug/L) 631.0 (264.0, 1406.0) 306.0 (123.0, 621.0)  <0.001
 LDH (units/L) 327.0 (246.0, 486.0) 283.0 (219.5, 375.5) 0.004
 CRP (mg/L) 62.0 (18.0, 104.0) 30.0 (9.0, 88.0) 0.011
 D-dimer (mg/L FEU) 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) 0.8 (0.5, 1.8) 0.011
 Fibrinogen (g/L) 5.1 (4.5, 6.5) 4.6 (3.9, 6.2) 0.33

mRNA Messenger RNA, BMI Body mass index, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase, CRP C-reactive protein

*All p-values are univariate; boldened values signify p < 0.05

Data are n (%), and median (interquartile range, IQR), unless specified otherwise