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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of N = 1186 patients included in the study; clinical and laboratory parameters

From: Machine learning identifies ICU outcome predictors in a multicenter COVID-19 cohort

Parameter

Total N

Missing N

Non-survival

Survival

Total

Total N (%)

  

403 (34.0)

783 (66.0)

1186

Age (years)

1186

0

66.0 (58.0 to 75.5)

62.0 (53.0 to 72.0)

63.0 (54.0 to 73.0)

Age groups

1186

0

   

18–29 years

  

2 (0.5)

26 (3.3)

28 (2.4)

30–39 years

  

8 (2.0)

37 (4.7)

45 (3.8)

40–49 years

  

32 (7.9)

75 (9.6)

107 (9.0)

50–59 years

  

75 (18.6)

196 (25.0)

271 (22.8)

60–69 years

  

130 (32.3)

202 (25.8)

332 (28.0)

70–79 years

  

105 (26.1)

187 (23.9)

292 (24.6)

80–89 years

  

48 (11.9)

57 (7.3)

105 (8.9)

 > 90 years

  

3 (0.7)

3 (0.4)

6 (0.5)

Sex

1186

0

   

Female

  

92 (22.8)

241 (30.8)

333 (28.1)

Male

  

311 (77.2)

542 (69.2)

853 (71.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

1120

66

28.1 (25.1 to 33.1)

28.4 (25.2 to 32.7)

28.3 (25.2 to 32.8)

BMI groups

1120

66

   

Below 20 kg/m2

  

8 (2.1)

16 (2.2)

24 (2.1)

20–25 kg/m2

  

88 (22.8)

164 (22.3)

252 (22.5)

25–30 kg/m2

  

141 (36.5)

267 (36.4)

408 (36.4)

Above 30 kg/m2

  

149 (38.6)

287 (39.1)

436 (38.9)

Bloodgroup

755

431

   

0

  

121 (40.2)

158 (34.8)

279 (37.0)

A

  

124 (41.2)

213 (46.9)

337 (44.6)

AB

  

10 (3.3)

24 (5.3)

34 (4.5)

B

  

46 (15.3)

59 (13.0)

105 (13.9)

Past medical history and chronic medications

     

Arterial hypertension

1186

0

255 (63.3)

479 (61.2)

734 (61.9)

Cardiovascular disease

1186

0

124 (30.8)

187 (23.9)

311 (26.2)

Chronic arrhythmia

1186

0

61 (15.1)

84 (10.7)

145 (12.2)

COPD

1186

0

38 (9.4)

69 (8.8)

107 (9.0)

Other lung disease

1186

0

44 (10.9)

80 (10.2)

124 (10.5)

Nicotine abuse

1186

0

36 (8.9)

78 (10.0)

114 (9.6)

History of solid organ transplant

1186

0

9 (2.2)

14 (1.8)

23 (1.9)

History of bone marrow transplant

1186

0

3 (0.7)

5 (0.6)

8 (0.7)

Alcoholism

1186

0

13 (3.2)

23 (2.9)

36 (3.0)

Chronic kidney failure

1186

0

53 (13.2)

92 (11.7)

145 (12.2)

Diabetes mellitus

1186

0

126 (31.3)

218 (27.8)

344 (29.0)

NIDDM

1186

0

88 (21.8)

132 (16.9)

220 (18.5)

Prior thrombotic eventsa

1186

0

24 (6.0)

35 (4.5)

59 (5.0)

ACE inhibitors

1186

0

95 (23.6)

172 (22.0)

267 (22.5)

AT2 receptor blocker

1186

0

47 (11.7)

117 (14.9)

164 (13.8)

Beta blockers

1186

0

116 (28.8)

227 (29.0)

343 (28.9)

Anti-platelet medication

1186

0

95 (23.6)

165 (21.1)

260 (21.9)

NOAC

1186

0

29 (7.2)

56 (7.2)

85 (7.2)

Corticosteroids

1186

0

44 (10.9)

63 (8.0)

107 (9.0)

Immunosuppressive drugs

1186

0

21 (5.2)

31 (4.0)

52 (4.4)

Opioids

1186

0

19 (4.7)

38 (4.9)

57 (4.8)

Status at ICU admission

     

Admission/Transfer status

1186

0

   

External transfer

  

206 (51.1)

336 (42.9)

542 (45.7)

Internal or direct admission

  

197 (48.9)

447 (57.1)

644 (54.3)

Ventilatory status at admission

1186

0

   

Intubated

  

217 (53.8)

278 (35.5)

495 (41.7)

Non-invasive assisted ventilation

  

40 (9.9)

91 (11.6)

131 (11.0)

Spontaneous breathing

  

146 (36.2)

414 (52.9)

560 (47.2)

Prior days of non-invasive ventilation

1016

170

0.0 (0.0 to 1.0)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

Days prior invasive ventilation

1099

87

0.0 (0.0 to 3.0)

0.0 (0.0 to 1.0)

0.0 (0.0 to 1.0)

RASS

1100

86

-2 (-5 to 0)

0 (-4 to 0)

0 (-4 to 0)

SOFA (w/o GCS)

1186

0

7 (4 to 9)

5 (3 to 7)

5 (3 to 8)

Murray Lung Injury Score

1156

30

3.2 (2.5 to 3.5)

3.0 (2.2 to 3.5)

3.0 (2.5 to 3.5)

ARDS grading according to PaO2/FiO2 quotient

1154

32

   

Mild (PaO2/FiO2 201 to 300)

  

45 (11.3)

147 (19.4)

192 (16.6)

Moderate (PaO2/FiO2 101 to 200)

  

189 (47.6)

357 (47.2)

546 (47.3)

Severe (PaO2/FiO2 <  = 100)

  

142 (35.8)

186 (24.6)

328 (28.4)

No ARDS

  

21 (5.3)

67 (8.9)

88 (7.6)

Static compliance (ml/mbar)b

612

574

34.6 (24.7 to 44.4)

37.9 (29.3 to 49.4)

36.7 (27.5 to 47.3)

Driving pressure (mbar)b

636

550

13.0 (10.0 to 16.0)

12.0 (10.0 to 15.0)

12.0 (10.0 to 15.0)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

1179

7

11.0 (9.5 to 12.9)

11.9 (10.1 to 13.3)

11.6 (9.9 to 13.2)

Platelets (x103µl-1)

1178

8

203.0 (146.0 to 282.0)

232.0 (177.0 to 316.0)

223.0 (164.0 to 304.0)

Leucocytes (n/nl)

1177

9

10.7 (7.1 to 14.5)

8.8 (6.1 to 12.1)

9.4 (6.3 to 12.9)

Lymphocytes (n/nl)

971

215

0.7 (0.4 to 1.1)

0.8 (0.6 to 1.2)

0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)

Neutrophiles (n/nl)

886

300

8.7 (5.6 to 12.7)

6.8 (4.7 to 9.4)

7.3 (4.9 to 10.5)

Platelet/neutrophile ratio

882

304

23.3 (15.5 to 36.0)

34.6 (24.9 to 53.2)

31.4 (21.2 to 47.5)

Platelet/lymphocyte ratio

965

221

278.1 (158.3 to 473.9)

280.4 (181.8 to 425.7)

280.3 (174.1 to 436.6)

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

1141

45

17.5 (9.6 to 27.9)

14.1 (7.6 to 22.5)

14.8 (8.4 to 24.3)

Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

1153

33

0.7 (0.3 to 2.4)

0.3 (0.1 to 0.9)

0.4 (0.1 to 1.4)

Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)

851

335

161.0 (63.0 to 429.5)

89.4 (39.8 to 189.5)

104.0 (43.2 to 268.9)

Ferritin (µg/dl)

623

563

154.0 (88.3 to 272.8)

114.2 (59.2 to 195.5)

126.3 (68.8 to 210.8)

D-Dimer (µg/ml)

905

281

4.2 (1.7 to 14.9)

2.2 (1.1 to 5.0)

2.8 (1.2 to 8.0)

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

1160

26

0.7 (0.4 to 1.1)

0.6 (0.4 to 0.8)

0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1172

14

1.2 (0.8 to 2.1)

0.9 (0.7 to 1.4)

1.0 (0.8 to 1.6)

ICU outcomes

     

Mortality n/%

  

403 (34.0)

  

LOS ICU (days)

1186

0

14.0 (8.0 to 24.0)

16.0 (6.0 to 34.0)

15.0 (7.0 to 30.0)

Transfer destination

1180

6

   

Intermediate care

  

n/a

51 (6.6)

n/a

Normal ward

  

n/a

489 (62.9)

n/a

Other ICU

  

n/a

125 (16.1)

n/a

REHAB

  

n/a

112 (14.4)

n/a

  1. All values are reported as absolute numbers and percentages for categorical variables, and as median and interquartile ranges (IQR) if not distributed normally for continuous variables
  2. BMI, body-mass-index (kg/m2); COPD, chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length-of-stay; NIDDM, Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; NOAC, novel oral anticoagulants; RASS, Richmond agitation sedation scale; SOFA score without GCS, sequential organ failure assessment score without Glasgow coma scale (GCS); n/a not available
  3. aPrior thrombotic events: e.g. deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism
  4. bAt ICU admission or first value after intubation at day of ICU admission