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Table 2 Clinical parameters on admission and laboratory findings during treatment

From: Pulmonary hypertension at admission predicts ICU mortality in elderly critically ill with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: retrospective cohort study

Variable

All

(n = 117)

ICU survivors

(n = 58)

ICU non-survivors

(n = 59)

Statistics (p)

At admission

 Heart rate, bpm

90 ± 24

88 ± 24

92 ± 24

0.1

 Respiratory rate, rpm

30 ± 8

28 ± 6

31 ± 9

0.3

 SAP, mmHg

140 ± 29

144 ± 29

136 ± 28

0.2

 DAP, mmHg

68 ± 15

68 ± 16

68 ± 15

0.8

 PaO2/FiO2, mmHg

80.5 ± 52.1

89.2 ± 59.4

79.9 ± 48.1

0.3

 Lactate, mmol/L

3.0 ± 3.3

2.1 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 4.2

0.004b

Extreme values in ICU

 Highest FiO2, %

93 ± 18

91 ± 21

95 ± 14

0.024b

 Lowest pH, value

7.26 ± 0.14

7.34 ± 0.09

7.18 ± 0.13

0.001b

 Lowest PaO2, kPac

8.02 ± 3.43

8.29 ± 1.90

7.74 ± 4.44

0.4

 Highest PaCO2, kPac

8.43 ± 3.48

6.70 ± 2.43

10.09 ± 3.54

0.001b

 Highest HCO3, mmol/L

28.9 ± 6.7

28.9 ± 6.07

30.2 ± 7.13

0.3

 Lowest StHbO2, %

84.4 ± 8.4

86.9 ± 5.8

78.9 ± 8.6

0.001b

 Highest creatinine, µmol/L

221 ± 195

175 ± 174

266 ± 205

0.012b

 Highest proBNP, pg/mla

12,599 ± 12,160

(n = 18)

6500 ± 6363

(n = 9)

18,693 ± 13,790

(n = 9)

0.028b

 Highest troponin I, ng/mla

436 ± 1518

(n = 86)

588 ± 2071

(n = 43)

284 ± 571

(n = 43)

0.4

 Highest D-dimer, µg/La

9898 ± 10,081

(n = 100)

6665 ± 7961

(n = 48)

12,881 ± 10,954

(n = 52)

0.002b

 Highest PCT, ng/L

7.14 ± 17.2

5.45 ± 16.40

8.72 ± 17.91

0.3

 Highest CRP, mg/L

212 ± 122

174 ± 105

248 ± 127

0.001b

 Highest WBC count, 109/L

22.09 ± 21.33

17.1 ± 17.0

26.8 ± 23.9

0.015b

 Highest PLT count, 109/L

271 ± 169

281 ± 170

262 ± 169

0.6

 Highest AST, µkat/Ld

6.33 ± 19.48

4.43 ± 18.38

8.13 ± 20.47

0.3

 Highest ALT, µkat/Ld

3.27 ± 8.18

2.34 ± 6.26

4.14 ± 9.63

0.2

 Highest GGT, µkat/Le

3.27 ± 3.67

2.74 ± 2.34

4.19 ± 4.50

0.034b

 Highest bilirubin, µmol/L

11.5 ± 7.19

12.5 ± 7.1

13.7 ± 7.2

0.4

  1. Values represent means with standard deviations
  2. Abbreviations: ALT Alanine transaminase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BNP Brain natriuretic peptide, CRP C-reactive protein, DAP Diastolic arterial pressur, FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase, ICU Intensive care unit, PaCO2 Partial arterial carbon dioxide pressure, PaO2 Partial arterial oxygen pressure, PCT Procalcitonin, PLT Platelets, SAP Systolic arterial pressure, StHbO2 Oxygen saturation, WBC White blood cells
  3. aNumber in brackets represents the number of patients who had that measurement done
  4. bDenotes statistically significant difference between groups at < 0.05 level
  5. cCoversion factor (CF): 1 kPa = 7.5 mmHg
  6. dCF: 1 µkat/L = 60.24 unit/L
  7. eCF: 1 µkat/L = 59.99 unit/L