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Table 1 Overview of patients enrolled to study and demographics at time of enrolment

From: Phase 2 randomised placebo-controlled trial of spironolactone and dexamethasone versus dexamethasone in COVID-19 hospitalised patients in Delhi

 

Total

(n = 120)

Standard of Care (Dex)

(n = 46)

Standard of Care plus Spironolactone (SpiroDex)

(n = 74)

Age (mean, [SD])

48.8 [14.3]

49.1 [13.9]

48.6 [14.6]

Gender

Male: 61.7% (n = 74)

Male 67.4% (n = 31)

Male 58.1% (n = 43)

Female: 38.3% (n = 46)

Female 32.6% (n = 15)

Female 41.9% (n = 31)

Past Medical History

 Diabetes Mellitus

34.2% (n = 41)

37.0% (n = 17)

32.4% (n = 24)

 Hypertension

28.3% (n = 34)

21.7% (n = 10)

32.4% (n = 24)

 Coronary artery disease

5.8% (n = 7)

8.7% (n = 4)

4.1% (n = 3)

 COPD

1.7% (n = 2)

(n = 0)

2.7% (n = 2)

 Asthma

3.3% (n = 4)

(n = 0)

5.4% (n = 4)

 Chronic Kidney Disease

0.8% (n = 1)

(n = 0)

1.4% (n = 1)

 CVA

0.8% (n = 1)

(n = 0)

1.4% (n = 1)

 Cancer

0.8% (n = 1)

2.2% (n = 1)

(n = 0)

Baseline Clinical Findings

 NEWS2 score Day 1a (median)

3

4

3

 WHO OS score Day 1a (median)

4

4

4

 ISARIC-4C score Day 1a (mean [SD])

8.0 [3.1]

8.391 [3.09]

7.743 [3.11]

 SpO2/FiO2 ratio Day 1a (mean [SD])

181.9 [61.1]

163.0 [58.3]

193.7 [60.3]

 D-Dimer μg/mL day 1a (mean [SD])

1.35 [1.97]

1.798 [2.41]

1.062 [1.58]

  1. aNEWS2: p = 0.0236 (Mann–Whitney). WHO OS: p = 0.5232 (Mann–Whitney). ISARIC 4C: p = 0.2684; 95% CI: -1.802 to 0.5061 (student’s t-test). SpO2/FiO2 ratio: p = 0.01; 95% CI: 6.846 to 50.18 (student’s t-test). D-Dimer: p = 0.047; 95% CI: 0.008769 to 1.463 (student’s t-test). NEWS2: National Early Warning Score 2. ISARIC-4C: a risk stratification tool that predicts in-hospital mortality for hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Score is calculated using parameters including age, co-morbidities and clinical biomarkers