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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients hospitalized in ICU with COVID-19

From: Secondary respiratory early and late infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19

 

All patients

No secondary respiratory infection

With secondary respiratory infection

P value

N (%)

175

104 (69.4)

71 (40.6)

 

Age, years

62 [54–70]

62 [53–70]

62 [55–71]

0.897

Male, n (%)

125 (71.4)

77 (73.3)

48 (67.6)

0.355

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

29 [27–32]

30 [28–33]

27 [26–31]

0.008

Any comorbidity, n (%)

130 (74.3)

72 (69.2)

58 (81.7)

0.064

Comorbidities, n

1 [1, 2]

1 [0–2]

2 [1–3]

0.177

Diabetes, n (%)

58 (33.1)

30 (28.8)

28 (39.4)

0.144

Arterial hypertension, n (%)

84 (48.0)

47 (45.2)

37 (52.1)

0.368

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

15 (8.6)

7 (6.7)

8 (11.3)

0.292

COPD, n (%)

7 (4.0)

3 (2.9)

4 (5.6)

0.298

Asthma, n (%)

3 (1.7)

2 (1.9)

1 (1.4)

0.641

Smoking, n (%)

8 (4.6)

6 (5.8)

2 (2.8)

0.299

Obesity, n (%)

40 (22.9)

25 (23.8)

15 (21.1)

0.652

Cancer, n (%)

11 (6.3)

5 (4.8)

6 (8.5)

0.330

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

5 (2.8)

4 (3.9)

1 (1.4)

0.342

Chronic liver disease, n (%)

4 (2.3)

2 (1.9)

2 (2.8)

0.698

Autoinmune disease, n (%)

7 (4.0)

4 (3.8)

3 (4.2)

0.900

HIV, n (%)

3 (1.7)

1 (1.0)

2 (2.8)

0.353

Immunosuppressant drugs (before admission), n (%)

4 (2.3)

1 (1.0)

3 (4.2)

0.156

Corticosteroids (before admission), n (%)

8 (4.6)

2 (1.9)

6 (8.5)

0.041

ACE inhibitors (before admission), n (%)

18 (10.3)

10 (9.6)

8 (11.3)

0.724

Lymphocytes at admission (cels × 103/μL)

0.62 [0.44–0.92]

0.61 [0.43–0.93]

0.62 [0.45–0.94]

0.424

Time from first symptoms to hospital admission, days

7 [4–9.5]

7 [4–10]

7 [5–8]

0.729

Transfer from another hospital, n (%)

31 (17.7)

19 (18.1)

12 (16.9)

0.793

APACHE II score on admission

15 [10–22]

15 [9–22]

15 [10–22]

0.818

SOFA score on admission

5 [3–8]

5 [3–8]

5 [3–8]

0.987

PaO2/FiO2 on hospital admission

110 [78–164]

114 [75–165]

110 [82–158]

0.763

  1. Bold indicates statistically significant p value
  2. Data are shown as median [quantiles]. Cardiovascular disease includes congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiac devices and stroke. Obesity was defined as a BMI > 30. Cancer includes solid tumor, metastases, leukemia and lymphoma
  3. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme