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Table 1 Clinical features of COVID-19 patients in the study and validation cohorts

From: Increased RV:LV ratio on chest CT-angiogram in COVID-19 is a marker of adverse outcomes

Parameters

COVID-19 study cohort (n = 100)

COVID-19 validation cohort (n = 25)

p value

Age (years)

55.1 ± 14.9

63.4 ± 12.9

< 0.01

Female, n (%)

55 (55%)

8 (32%)

0.039

Symptoms, n (%)

   

 – Shortness of breath

81 (81%)

18 (72%)

0.32

 – Cough

80 (80%)

17 (68%)

0.20

 – Fever

61 (61%)

14 (56%)

0.60

 – Sore-throat

16 (16%)

3 (12%)

0.62

Past medical history, n (%)

   

 – Asthma

21 (21%)

5 (20%)

0.91

 – OSA

16 (16%)

8 (32%)

0.07

 – HTN

46 (46%)

13 (52%)

0.59

 – DM

30 (30%)

9 (36%)

0.56

 – CAD

14 (14%)

5 (20%)

0.45

Symptom-onset → COVID-19+ (days)

5.3 ± 6.3

3.2 ± 2.1

< 0.01

COVID-19+ → chest CTA time (days)

10.3 ± 12.5

3.3 ± 3.7

< 0.01

Outcomes, n (%)

   

 – Inpatient

58 (58%)

14 (56%)

0.85

 – Length of hospital stay (days)

11.1 ± 9.1

10.1 ± 12.7

0.78

 – Supplemental oxygen

46 (46%)

11 (44%)

0.86

 – ICU admission

24 (24%)

3 (12%)

0.19

 – Intubation

19 (19%)

3 (12%)

0.41

 – Death

10 (10%)

2 (7%)

0.76

COVID medication, n (%)

   

 – Chloroquine

6 (6%)

0 (0%)

0.21

 – Convalescent plasma

5 (5%)

2 (8%)

0.13

 – Remdesivir

8 (8%)

0 (0%)

0.14

 – Remdesivir + convalescent plasma

21 (21%)

9 (36%)

0.11

Laboratory data

   

 D-dimer (mcg/mL)

1.7 ± 2.9

1.1 ± 0.6

0.05

 CRP (mg/dL)

9.1 ± 8.6

14.5 ± 9.6

0.08

 Lactate (mmol/L)

2.0 ± 1.2

1.9 ± 1.3

0.84

 Absolute lymphocytes (/mcL)

1470 ± 1100

1090 ± 650

0.03

 Platelets (K/micro-L)

221 ± 77

201 ± 70

0.22

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 1.8

1.1 ± 0.3

0.83

  1. Values are mean ± SD
  2. COVID-19 novel coronavirus, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, HTN hypertension, DM diabetes, CAD coronary artery disease, ICU intensive care unit, CRP C-reactive protein