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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients by clusters at baseline and day 3

From: Clustering COVID-19 ARDS patients through the first days of ICU admission. An analysis of the CIBERESUCICOVID Cohort

 

Missing values, n (%) at baseline/n (%) at day 3

Clustering at baseline

Clustering on day 3

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Age, years

4 (0.11%)

60 [50,69]

67 [60,72]

61 [51,69]

67 [60,73]

Sex, female

4 (0.11%)

494 (35%)

614 (26%)

574 (37%)

505 (24%)

Active smoker

730 (19.5)

68 (6.09%)

134 (7.06%)

81 (6.40%)

115 (6.93%)

Hypertension

15 (0.40%)

306 (22%)

1633 (70%)

463 (30%)

1420 (68%)

Diabetes mellitus

19 (0.51%)

221 (16%)

761 (33%)

296 (19%)

659 (32%)

Obesity

14 (0.37%)

459 (33%)

890 (38%)

529 (34%)

790 (38%)

Chronic heart failure

359 (9.59%)

112 (9%)

380 (18%)

145 (10%)

327 (18%)

Chronic kidney disease

11 (0.29%)

49 (3%)

171 (7%)

50 (3%)

157 (7%)

Chronic respiratory disease

11 (0.29%)

92 (7%)

280 (12%)

113 (7%)

246 (12%)

Hematologic disease

402 (10.7%)

48 (4%)

108 (5%)

66 (5%)

85 (5%)

Malignant neoplasm

394 (10.5%)

40 (3%)

78 (4%)

44 (3%)

72 (4%)

Immunosuppression

411 (10.9%)

24 (2%)

42 (2%)

20 (2%)

42 (2%)

APACHE II score at ICU admission

1743 (46.6%)

12 [9, 16]

14 [10, 19]

SOFA score

1411 (37.7%)/1685 (45%)

5 [4, 7]

7 [6, 8]

4 [3, 6]

7 [6, 8]

Temperature, ºC

649 (17.3%)/875 (23.4%)

36.9 [36.1,37.7]

36.8 [36.0,37.6]

36.7 [36.0,37.2]

36.8 [36.0,37.5]

Respiratory rate, bpm

765 (20.4%)/1011 (27%)

24 [20, 31]

25 [20, 30]

20 [18, 24]

23 [20, 26]

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

589 (15.7%)/925 (24.7%)

122 [105,140]

120 [101,140]

130 [113,151]

125 [109,146]

Mean blood pressure, mmHg

1376 (36.8%)/1510 (40.3%)

85 [72,98]

83 [70,96]

90 [75,103]

82 [71,96]

Heart rate, bpm

620 (16.6%)/876 (23.4%)

85 [70,100]

87 [70,102]

70 [55,89]

80 [60,98]

PaO2/FIO2 ratio, mmHg

310 (8.28%)/359 (9.59%)

119 [83,177]

110 [80.6,154]

198 [156,250]

161 [122,210]

PaO2 mmhg

204 (5.45%)/328 (8.76%)

84 [67.0,114]

84[66.9,110]

88 [75,110]

86 [73,107]

Vasopressor use

419 (11.2%)/555 (14.8%)

352 (28%)

1718 (82%)

444 (32%)

1434 (79%)

pH

107 (2.86%)/310 (8.28%)

7.40 [7.34,7.45]

7.34 [7.27,7.41]

7.43 [7.40,7.46]

7.37 [7.31,7.42]

PaCO2, mmHg

117 (3.13%)/305 (8.15%)

41 [35.0,47.9]

45 [37.1,53.8]

43 [39.0,47.3]

48 [42.6,55.4]

Lactate, mmol/L

817 (21.8%)/1001 (26.7%)

1.40 [1.10,1.90]

1.50 [1.10,2.10]

1.62 [1.20,2.10]

1.80 [1.36,2.30]

Hemoglobin, g/dl

546 (14.6%)/684 (18.3%)

13.0 [11.8,14.1]

13.2 [11.9,14.4]

11.8 [10.7,13.0]

12.1 [10.9,13.3]

White blood cell count, 109/L

52 (1.39%)/393 (10.5%)

8.96 [6.39,12.8]

10.0 [7.07,13.9]

8.30 [6.30,10.9]

9.82 [7.20,13.5]

Lymphocyte count, 109/L

146 (3.90%)/407 (10.9%)

0.64 [0.42,0.91]

0.62 [0.41,0.90]

0.70 [0.48,1.05]

0.60 [0.40,0.90]

Neutrophil count, 109/L

265 (7.08%)/468 (12.5%)

7.6 [5.20,11.3]

8.62 [5.96,12.5]

6.8 [4.92,9.20]

8.41 [5.90,11.9]

Platelet count, 109/L

58 (1.55%)/331 (8.84%)

236 [181,312]

230 [174,302]

277 [212,350]

242 [179,316]

D-dimers, mg/L

705 (18.8%)/1191 (31.8%)

1197 [600,3398]

1371 [698,4110]

2000 [940,5174]

2498 [1102,7323]

Ferritin, ng/mL

2123 (56.7%)/2456 (65.6%)

1109 [561,1995]

1248 [678,1976]

994 [526,1690]

1214 [722,1928]

IL6, pg/mL

2747 (73.4%)/3112 (83.1%)

119 [38.3,299]

116 [40.1,272]

60.8 [15.4,242]

140 [35.5,555]

CRP, mg/dL

332 (8.87%)/700 (18.7%)

126 [58.1,215]

155 [72.3,249]

42.0 [17.1,95.1]

77.4 [26.4,193]

Procalcitonin, μg/l

1137 (30.4%)/1830 (48.9%)

0.20 [0.09,0.50]

0.27 [0.13,0.80]

0.12 [0.07,0.32]

0.36 [0.13,1.20]

Lactate dehydrogenase, U/l

612 (16.2%)/1105 (29.2%)

490 [376,652]

542 [414,740]

379 [304,492]

434 [338,585]

Troponin T, ng/l

3047 (81.4%)/3244 (86.7%)

0.01 [0.01,0.04]

0.02 [0.01,0.07]

0.02 [0.01,0.07]

0.02 [0.01,0.0

NT-proBNP, pg/mL

3132 (83.1%)/3330 (89%)

314 [123,785]

642 [245,1763

225 [108,567]

676 [239,2156]

Prothrombin time, seg

1239 (33.1%)/1474 (39.4%)

13.0 [12.1,14.2]

13.3 [12.2,14.7]

12.7 [11.9,13.9]

13.0 [11.9,14.4]

Bilirubin, mg/dL

476 (12.7%)/822 (22.0%)

0.60 [0.40,0.90]

0.60 [0.40,0.90]

0.50 [0.31,0.80]

0.60 [0.38,1.10]

Albumin, g/dL

1751 (46.8%)/1825 (48.8%)

3.10 [2.70,3.40]

3.10 [2.70,3.40]

2.88 [2.59,3.10]

2.64 [2.37,3.00]

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

42 (1.12%)/326 (8.71%)

0.75 [0.62,0.94]

0.93 [0.72,1.26]

0.70 [0.56,0.90]

0.99 [0.71,1.5

Sodium, mmol/L

467 (12.5%)/633 (16.9%)

139 [136,141]

138 [135,141]

142 [139,145]

141 [139,145]

Potassium, mmol/L

486 (13%)/640 (17.1%)

4 [3.66,4.40]

4.10 [3.70,4.50]

4.06 [3.70,4.40]

4.30 [3.90,4.70]

Tidal volume/PBW (mL/kg)

1264 (33.8%)/1155 (30.9%)

7.09 [6.38,7.91]

7.03 [6.38,7.81]

7.19 [6.46,8.0

7.08 [6.39,7.83]

PEEP, cmH2O

537 (14.3%)/366 (9.78%)

12 [10, 14]

12 [10, 14]

12 [10, 13]

12 [10, 14]

FiO2, %

100 (2.67%)/219 (5.85%)

80 [60,100]

90 [65,100]

45 [40,55]

55 [45,70]

Peak inspiratory pressure, cmH2O

1869 (49.9%)/1921 (51.0%)

30 [27, 34]

31 [28, 35]

28 [25, 32]

32 [28, 36]

End-inspiratory plateau pressure, cmH2O

2158 (57.7%)/2322 (61.3%)

24 [21, 27]

25 [22, 28]

23 [20, 26]

25 [22, 28]

Driving pressure, cmH2Oa

2172 (58%)/2334(60%)

12 [10, 15]

12.5 [10, 15]

12 [9, 14]

12 [10, 15]

Compliance, mL/cmH2Ob

2284 (61%)/2422 (64.7%)

35.8 [28.2,46.0]

35.7 [29.1,47]

37.8 [30,50]

36.4 [28.7,46.4]

Ventilatory ratioc

1346 (36%)/1279 (34.2%)

1.59 [1.28,1.95]

1.75 [1.40,2.24]

1.66 [1.40,1.99]

2.05 [1.69,2.50]

Neuromuscular blocking agent use

425 (11.4%)/555 (14.8%)

430 (35%)

1683 (81%)

551 (40%)

1394 (77%)

Position

681 (18.2%)/769 (20.5%)

    

Supine

 

778 (70%)

1135 (58%)

946 (75%)

1048 (61%)

Prone

 

319 (28%)

770 (40%)

282 (23%)

631 (37%)

Other

 

18(2%)

42(2%)

29 (2%)

38 (2%)

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as median (IQR) and categorical variables as numbers (percentages)
  2. CRP C-reactive protein; FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen; IL Interleukin; MV mechanical ventilation; NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; PaCO2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO2 partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PBW predicted body weight; SOFA sequential organ failure assessment score
  3. aDefined as plateau pressure—PEEP
  4. bDefined as tidal volume/ (Plateau pressure − PEEP)
  5. cDefined as (minute ventilation × PaCO2)/ (PBW × 100 × 37.5)