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Table 1 ARDS COVID patient’s characteristics at ICU admission

From: Herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus reactivations among severe COVID-19 patients

 

All patients (n = 38)

No Herpesviridae reactivation (n = 20)

Herpesviridae reactivation (n = 18)

P value

Demographic characteristics

 Age, years

59 (54–71)

57 (48–69)

64 (55–72)

0.07

 Sex

  Men

27 (71)

15 (75)

12 (67)

> 0.99

  Women

11 (29)

5 (25)

6 (33)

 BMI

24 (24–31)

27 (23–27)

26.9 (24–29)

0.78

 Current smoking

2 (5)

1 (5)

1 (5)

0.94

Coexisting conditions

 Any

19 (50)

10 (50)

9 (50)

> 0.99

 Diabetes

15 (40.5)

7 (35)

8 (44)

0.55

 Cancer

3 (8)

2 (10)

1 (5)

> 0.99

Clinical and biological baseline characteristics

 White blood cell count (109/L)

10.1 (3.4–13)

7.8 (6–10.4)

11.2 (7.3–13.2)

0.07

 Lymphocyte count (109/L)

0.74 (0.59–1.04)

0.79 (0.53–1.06)

0.83 (0.7–1.23)

0.29

 Ratio of PaO2 to FiO2

106 (95–170)

90 (69–142)

116 (90–147)

0.15

 SAPS II score on day 1

42 (31–58)

39 (29–61)

42 (33–55)

0.65

 SOFA score on day 1

3 (2–7)

7 (2–9)

3 (2–7)

0.81

  1. Data are presented as median (IQR: interquartiles), n (%). P values comparing the Herpesviridae reactivation and no Herpesviridae reactivation groups are tested by the Mann-Whitney (continuous variables) or Fisher’s exact test (categorical variables)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ICU intensive care unit, PaO2 arterial oxygen tension, FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment