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Table 1 Main characteristics of COVID-19 patients

From: Use of serum KL-6 and chest radiographic severity grade to predict 28-day mortality in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Parameters

Development group

(n = 120)

Validation group

(n = 53)

Development group vs. Validation group

Total

(n = 173)

Survivors

(n = 93)

Non-survivors

(n = 27)

p value

Survivors

(n = 39)

Non-survivors

(n = 14)

p value

p value

Age

74(65–81)

76(70–84)

0.150

72(64–78)

77(71–83)

0.075

0.271

74(67–80)

Gender, Male/Female

66/27

20/7

0.813

23/16

13/1

0.022

0.718

122/51

BMI

23.7(21.5–25.9)

23.8(22.5–25.7)

0.811

23.8(20.6–25.8)

24.7(21.5–25.4)

0.535

0.619

23.8(21.6–25.7)

Hypertension, n(%)

49(52.7)

16(59.2)

0.662

25(64.1)

11(78.5)

0.506

0.097

101(58.4)

Diabetes mellitus, n(%)

29(31.1)

9(33.3)

0.819

13(33.3)

4(28.5)

1.000

1.000

55(31.8)

Coronary heart disease

7(7.5)

5(21.7)

0.139

2(5.1)

1(7.1)

1.000

0.558

15(8.7)

Chronic renal disease, n(%)

7(7.5)

6(28.7)

0.071

7(17.9)

2(14.3)

1.000

0.322

22(12.7)

Cerebrovascular disease

6(6.5)

2(7.4)

1.000

2(5.1)

1(7.1)

1.000

1.000

11(6.4)

Alzheimer’s disease, n(%)

1(0.1)

3(11.1)

0.035

2(5.1)

0(0.0)

1.000

1.000

6(3.5)

COPD, n(%)

5(5.3)

2(7.4)

0.654

5(12.8)

2(14.8)

1.000

0.130

14(8.1)

Cancer*

3(3.2)

3(11.1)

0.127

0(0.0)

2(14.8)

0.066

1.000

8(4.6)

Disease Severity (severe/critical), n(%)

40(43.0%)

25(92.6%)

< 0.001

21(53.8)

14(100.0)

0.002

0.182

100(57.8)

Serum KL-6 concentration, U/ml

348(221–535)

969(678–1231)

< 0.001

369(220–500)

1007(784–2095)

< 0.001

0.515

436(252–728)

P/F ratio

321(260–388)

148(105–238)

< 0.001

293(245–347)

163(106–188)

< 0.001

0.068

281(218–357)

NLR

5.6(3.4–11.1)

14.6(8.8–25.5)

< 0.001

7.9(4.1–14.1)

12.4(7.9–55.9)

0.016

0.145

8.1(4.1–13.5)

CRP, mg/dl

37.7(11.4–81.8)

101.9(54.8-193.9)

< 0.001

36.8(20.5–86.5)

71.7(47.3–94.5)

0.060

0.717

50.5(15.7–93.2)

IL-6,pg/ml

12.9(6.6–37.9)

100.2(30.4-283.9)

< 0.001

26.0(10.5–63.8)

125.2(58.9–620.0)

< 0.001

0.030

26.3(8,1-68.9)

ALT, U/L

28(18–40)

28(19–47)

0.410

24(17–44)

24(21–47)

0.627

0.678

27(19–42)

ALB, g/L

33.2(30.4–36.1)

30.3(26.8–33.0)

0.004

32.5(27.9–35.8)

31.2(28.1–33.1)

0.336

0.383

32.5(29.1–35.2)

LDH, U/L

287(224–355)

511(356–590)

< 0.001

318(249–420)

336(202–507)

0.725

0.545

312(238–414)

BUN, mmol/L

7.6(4.7–9.5)

9.9(6.3–21.6)

< 0.001

7.7(5.6–11.0)

8.5(5.2–13.0)

0.679

0.515

8.0(5.3–10.9)

Scr, µmol/L

74(56–91)

80(67–156)

0.052

79(63–106)

64(55–133)

0.679

0.729

75(60–104)

Radiological features

        

RSG

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

0.723

 

Grade 1, n(%)

31(33.3)

1(3.7)

 

14(35.9)

0(0.0)

  

46(26.6)

Grade 2, n(%)

39(41.9)

5(18.5)

 

16(41.0)

2(14.3)

  

62(35.8)

Grade 3, n(%)

20(21.5)

9(33.3)

 

6(15.4)

7(50.0)

  

42(24.3)

Grade 4, n(%)

3(3.2)

12(44.4)

 

3(7.7)

5(35.7)

  

23(13.3)

Pure GGO/ GGO + Consolidation

43/50

9/18

0.275

27/12

5/9

0.054

0.048

84/89

CPV, n(%)

37(39.8)

13(48.1)

0.508

4(10.3)

10(71.4)

< 0.001

0.062

64(37.0)

  1. Abbreviation BMI Body Mass Index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, KL-6 Krebs von den Lungen-6, P/F ratio artery PO2 divided by the fraction of inspired oxygen, NLR neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 serum interleukin 6 concentration, ALT Alanine transaminase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, SCr serum creatinine, BUN Urea nitrogen, RSG Radiological Severity Grade, GGO grand glass opacity, CPV crazy paving pattern.*, cancers referred to any malignancy