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Table 2 Univariate comparison of endpoint parameters in CAPA cases and controls

From: Corticosteroids as risk factor for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in intensive care patients

Parameter

Total Case Control Cohort (n = 215)

Control (n = 168)

Cases (n = 47)

p value

LOS Hospital (days)

24 (IQR 12–48)

33 (IQR 19–53)

0.033

LOS Intensive Care (days)

20 (IQR 7–42)

24 (IQR 17–43)

0.020

SAPS maximum

53 (IQR 40–65)

64 (IQR 50–69)

0.001

IL-6 maximum (ng/l)

461.4 (IQR 133–1634)

1005 (IQR 203–4789)

0.008

PCT maximum (µg/l)

3.23 (IQR 0.64–13.7)

7.48 (IQR 3.95–16.27)

0.012

ECMO

20.8% (n = 35)

21.3% (n = 10)

0.947

ARDS

None

18.45% (n = 31)

n = 0

0.007

Mild

1.8% (n = 3)

2.1% (n = 1)

Moderate

19.6% (n = 33)

14.9% (n = 7)

Severe

60.1% (n = 101)

83.0% (n = 39)

In-hospital death

47.6% (n = 80)

63.8% (n = 30)

0.049

Renal replacement therapy

41.1% (n = 69)

59.6% (n = 28)

0.024

  1. P-value ≤ 0.05 was defined as statistically significant and presented as bold
  2. LOS, length of stay; PCT, procalcitonin; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; IL-6, interleukin-6; ECMO, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; IQR, inter quartile range