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Table 2 Differences in demographics and clinical parameters between COVID-19 patients with and without Pleural effusion

From: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 complicated with pleural effusion

 

PE

(N = 153)

Without PE

(N = 323)

P value

characteristics

 Age, years

62.32 ± 14.32

60.90 ± 13.56

0.296

Gender

 Male

87 (56.86%)

166 (51.39%)

 

 Female

66 (43.14%)

157 (48.61%)

0.264

Comorbidity

 Diabetes

26 (16.99%)

44 (13.62%)

0.332

 Hypertension

49 (32.03%)

92 (28.48%)

0.429

 Cardiovascular disease

15 (9.80%)

34 (10.53%)

0.809

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

5 (32.68%)

18 (5.57%)

0.280

 Cancer

8 (5.22%)

7 (2.17%)

0.132

 Chronic renal disease

9 (5.88%)

5 (1.55%)

0.020

 Others

18 (11.76%)

80 (24.77%)

0.001

Signs and symptoms

 Fever

117 (76.47%)

277 (85.76%)

0.012

 Conjunctival congestion

3 (1.96%)

4 (1.24%)

0.686

 Nasal congestion

2 (1.31%)

2 (0.62%)

0.597

 Headache

6 (3.92%)

14 (4.33%)

0.834

 Cough

99 (64.71%)

208 (64.40%)

< 0.0001

 Sputum

52 (33.99%)

93 (28.29%)

0.250

 Sore throat

7 (4.58%)

23 (7.12%)

0.286

 Fatigue

58 (37.91%)

131 (40.56%)

0.581

 Hemoptysis

2 (1.31%)

5 (1.55%)

0.837

 Short breath

65 (42.48%)

100 (30.96%)

0.014

 Nausea/vomiting

12 (7.84%)

25 (7.74%)

0.969

 Musculoarthralgia

10 (6.54%)

22 (6.81%)

0.911

 Respiratory rate > 24 breaths per min

24 (15.69%)

35 (10.84%)

0.134

 Heart rate ≥ 125 beats per min

3 (1.96%)

147 (45.51%)

< 0.0001

 Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg

4 (2.61%)

10 (3.10%)

1.000

Laboratory findings

 White blood cell count, ×  109 per L

6.94 ± 3.31

6.26 ± 2.99

0.026

 Neutrophils count, × 109 per L

5.35 ± 3.19

4.59 ± 3.01

0.012

 Lymphocyte count, × 109 per L

1.02 ± 0.74

1.16 ± 0.70

0.043

 Platelet count,, ×  109 per L

209.33 ± 85.92

239.74 ± 99.70

0.001

 C-reactive protein, mg/L

48.80 (15.94–89.95)

21.75 (6.63–58.13)

< 0.001

 Hemoglobin, g/L

118.73 ± 19.64

124.72 ± 29.27

0.022

 Prothrombin time, s

12.10 (11.45–12.65)

12.00 (11.50–12.50)

0.401

 Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

29 (18–49)

27 (18–46)

0.714

 Aspartate transaminase, U/L

32 (21–44)

28 (20–40)

0.096

 Total bilirubin, μmol/L

12.22 ± 6.46

11.87 ± 6.27

0.580

 Urea, mmol/L

6.88 ± 6.72

6.92 ± 19.13

0.980

 Creatine kinase, U/L

102.50 ± 122.85

98.55 ± 182.87

0.809

 Creatine, μmol/L

61 (51–76)

60 (50–70)

0.237

 Lactic dehydrogenase, U/L

312 (225–409)

265 (215–333)

0.001

 eGFR, mL/min

97.03 (84.82–106.31)

98.00 (88.20–108.01)

0.305

 D-dimer, mg/L

1.78 (0.71–5.78)

0.87 (0.50–2.28)

< 0.0001

 Partial pressure of oxygen, mmHg

84.09 ± 39.19

99.81 ± 45.46

0.001

 Oxygen saturation, %

95 (92–98)

97 (95–99)

0.001

Timeline after onset of illness

 Time from illness onset to hospital admission, days

10.88 ± 5.45

9.89 ± 5.63

0.072

 Length of hospital stay, days

27.76 ± 5.45

18.91 ± 0.97

< 0.0001

Timeline after onset of illness

 Time from illness onset to hospital admission, days

10.88 ± 5.45

9.89 ± 5.63

0.072

 Length of hospital stay, days

27.76 ± 5.45

18.91 ± 0.97

< 0.0001

Disease type

 Common

0.00 (0.00%)

18 (5.57%)

 

 Severe

87 (56.86%)

276 (85.45%)

 

 Critical

66 (43.14)

29 (8.98%)

< 0.0001

Survival

 Alive

143 (93.46%)

320 (99.07%)

 

 Dead

10 (5.54%)

3 (0.93%)

0.001