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. 2023 Mar 6;211:107194. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107194

Table 2.

Radiological and laboratory data at admission of studied population.

Variable All n = 184 (100) no PNX n = 169 (92) PNX n = 15 [8] HR (CI 95%) p
Radiographic pattern
Severe ground glass, n (%) 78 (42.4) 72 (42.6) 6 (40.0) 0.748 (0.265–2.113) >0.05
Pleural effusion, n (%) Right 13 (7.1) 11 (6.5) 2 (13.3) >0.05
Left 14 (7.6) 13 (7.6) 1 (6.6) >0.05
Bilateral 39 (21.2) 37 (21.8) 2 (13.3) >0.05
Escavation, n (%R) 4 (2.2) 4 (2.3) 0 (0) >0.05
Lung consolidations, n (%) 49 (26.6) 43 (25.4) 6 (40) 1.755 (0.624–4.940) >0.05
Inflammatory markers at admission
LDH elevation, n (%) 157 (85.3) 144 (85.2) 13 (86.6) 1.074 (0.240–4.804) >0.05
LDH - U/L (IQR) 346.5 (277.5–454.5) 345 (277–444) 420 (292–550) 1.002 (1.000–1.004) 0.003
Ferritin elevation, n (%) 169 (91.8) 155 (91.7) 14 (93.3) 1.275 (0.166–9.816) >0.05
Ferritin - mcg/L (IQR) 697 (256.5–850.5) 660 (249–834) 1111 (315–1.696) 1.001 (1.000–1.001) 0.006
CRP elevation, n (%) 178 (96.7) 163 (96.4) 15 (100) >0.05
CRP - mg/dl (IQR) 7.7 (3.6–13.3) 7.9 (3.6–13.2) 7.2 (4.0–15.3) 0.990 (0.920–1.060) >0.05
PLT elevation, n (%) 12 (6.5) 11 (6.5) 1 (6.6) 0.872 (0.110–6.897) >0.05
PLT - x 10.000/mcl (IQR) 205 (143–272) 206 (143–272) 177 (127–223) 0.990 (0.990–1.004) >0.05
D-dimer elevation, n (%) 152 (82.6) 139 (82.2) 13 (86.6) 1.083 (0.241–4.869) >0.05
D-dimer - ng/ml (IQR) 435 (271–870) 434 (272–889) 455 (270–602) 0.990 (0.990–1.000) >0.05
Tn T, n (%) 114 (62.0) 102 (60.3) 12 (80.0) 2.066 (0.575–7.421) >0.05
Lymphocytes reduction, n (%) 31 (16.8) 24 (34.7) 7 (46.6) 4.440 (1.604–12.289) 0.004
N/Macrophages elevated ratio 155 (84.2) 142 (84.0) 13 (86.6) 1.006 (0.225–4.498) >0.05

Data are presented as number and percentage for dichotomous values or median and interquartile range (IQR) for continuous values.

Abbreviations: HR, Hazard Ratio; CI, confidence interval; Tn, troponin; CRP, C-reactive protein; PTL, platelets; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; N/M, neutrophils/macrophages ratio.