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Table 1 Clinical Characteristics

From: Inflammatory phenotyping predicts clinical outcome in COVID-19

 

Total Cohort (n = 100)

Presence Composite

End Point (n = 44)

Univariate Odds Ratio (95% CI) Composite End Point

Death

(n = 18)

Univariate Odds Ratio (95% CI) Death

Patient demographics

Sex

-  Male

61 (61%)

29 (65.9%)

1.41 (0.62, 3.18)

11 (61.1%)

1.01 (0.35, 2.93)

-  Female

39 (39%)

15 (34.1%)

aREF

7 (38.9%)

aREF

Mean age (±SD)

61.55 (17.28)

63.07 (17.91)

1.01 (0.99, 1.03)

80.89 (9.98)

1.15 (1.07, 1.23)

Age ≥ 70 years old

35 (35%)

16 (36.6%)

1.14 (0.50, 2.61)

16 (88.9%)

28 (5.94, 139.45)

Age < 70 years old

65 (65%)

28 (63.7%)

aREF

2 (11.1%)

aREF

Current smoker

-  Yes

5 (5%)

2 (4.6%)

0.81 (0.13, 5.11)

1 (5.6%)

1.21 (0.12, 11.79)

-  No

82 (82%)

37 (84.1%)

aREF

12 (66.7%)

aREF

-  Unknown

13 (13%)

5 (11.4%)

0.68 (0.21, 2.19)

5 (27.8%)

3.45 (0.94, 12.73)

Ethnicity*

-  White

71 (73.2%)

30 (69.8%)

0.73 (0.30, 1.80)

15 (88.2%)

3.5 (0.73, 16.72)

-  Black and ethnic minorities

26 (26.8%)

13 (30.2%)

aREF

2 (11.8%)

aREF

Past Medical history

 Hypertension

41 (40.6%)

19 (43.2%)

1.21 (0.54, 2.69)

13 (72.2%)

5.56 (1.76, 17.52)

 Cardiac disease

20 (19.8%)

9 (20.5%)

1.07 (0.40, 2.88)

8 (44.4%)

5.33 (1.67, 17.09)

 COPD

10 (9.9%)

7 (15.9%)

3.41 (0.83, 14.02)

5 (27.8%)

8.46 (1.80, 39.87)

 Asthma

17 (16.8%)

8 (18.2%)

1.19 (0.42, 3.37)

4 (22.2%)

1.51 (0.42, 5.44)

 Chronic Respiratory Disease

28 (27.7%)

15 (34.1%)

1.75 (0.73, 4.21)

10 (55.6%)

4.5 (1.51, 13.41)

 Chronic Kidney disease

7 (6.9%)

4 (9.1%)

1.80 (0.38, 8.50)

3 (16.7%)

4.40 (0.81, 23.98)

 Liver Disease

3 (3.0%)

2 (4.6%)

2.67 (0.23, 30.40)

0 (0.00%)

NA

 Diabetes

21 (20.8%)

13 (29.6%)

2.46 (0.91, 6.63)

9 (50.0%)

5.70 (1.82, 17.87)

 Malignancy

8 (7.9%)

4 (9.1%)

1.33 (0.31, 5.62)

4 (22.2%)

4.64 (1.03, 20.84)

 Dementia

11 (11.0%)

5 (11.4%)

1.07 (0.30, 3.76)

5 (27.8%)

4.85 (1.22, 19.18)

Presentation to Hospital

 Median day of presentation (LQ, UQ)

7 (3,10)

7 (3, 9.5)

0.95 (0.89, 1.03)

3 (1,7)

0.80 (0.69, 0.93)

 NEWS2 Score at admission to hospital

Mean (±SD)

5.2 (2.76)

6.15 (2.32)

1.27 (1.07, 1.50)

5.19 (2.50)

1.05 (0.85, 1.30)

Admission COVID-19 Blood panel

 Neutrophil count 109L Median (IQR)

6.44 (3.54)

7.83 (3.57)

1.25 (1.09, 1.43)

8.31 (4.00)

1.22 (1.05, 1.42)

 Lymphocyte count 109L Median (IQR)

1.56 (3.82)

1.03 (0.50)

0.87 (0.61, 1.23)

0.92 (0.50)

0.41 (0.10, 1.63)

 Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio Median (IQR)

12 (5, 12)

22 (9, 67)

1.14 (1.05, 1.24)

48 (21, 1028)

1.20 (1.08, 1.33)

 C-Reactive Protein mg/L Median (IQR)

108 (26, 153)

131 (62, 165)

1.01 (1.00, 1.02)

52 (13, 209)

1.01 (0.99, 1.01)

 Ferritin μg/L

Median (IQR)

625 (286, 1366)

1075 (523, 2002)

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

602 (246, 2017)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

 Lactate dehydrogenase U/L Median (IQR)

752 (548, 998)

874 (704, 1081)

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

833 (759. 946)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

 D-dimer ng/mL

Median (IQR)

444 (276, 720)

527 (298, 1110)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

563 (374, 1682)

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

 High sensitivity cardiac Troponin I ng/L

Median (IQR)

5.4 (3.6, 5.4)

7.7 (4.8, 15.4)

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

10.3 (6, 15.8)

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

Treatments and Outcomes

 Intravenous antibiotics

63 (62.4%)

27 (61.4%)

0.88 (0.39, 2.00)

14 (77.8%)

1.87 (0.55, 6.30)

 Systemic glucocorticoids

10 (9.9%)

6 (13.6%)

2.05 (0.54, 7.78)

5 (27.8%)

6.25 (1.48, 26.47)

 Intensive Care Admission

28 (27.7%)

    

Mechanical ventilation

-  Invasive

18 (17.8%)

    

-  Non-invasive*

21 (21.7%)

    

 Death

18 (20.7%)

    

Composite End Pointb

44 (43.6%)

    
  1. *N = 97; N = 87. Cohort numbers vary, due to missing data or as some patients are yet to be discharged from ICU and/or hospital
  2. aREF indicates the reference category which is the category of comparison in that section
  3. bComposite end point was admission to the intensive care, the use mechanical ventilation, and/or death