Table 2

Treatments received during hospitalisation

Treated group
n=86
Control group
n=86
P value*
Methylprednisolone86/86 (100%)0 (0%)
Duration of methylprednisolone (days)5.5 (1.6)NA
Second treatment with methylprednisolone8/86 (9%)0 (0%)
Tocilizumab37/86 (43%)0 (0%)
Days between start of methylprednisolone and start of tocilizumab4.0 (4.4)NA
Anticoagulation0.0160
 None0/86 (0%)8/86 (9%)
 LMWH78/86 (91%)75/86 (87%)
 DOAC/NOAC6/86 (7%)2/86 (2%)
 Acenocoumarol2/86 (2%)1/86 (1%)
Therapeutic anticoagulation13/86 (15%)7/86 (8%)0.1540
Chloroquine66/86 (77%)68/86 (79%)0.7130
Antibiotics85/86 (99%)86/86 (100%)0.3160
  • Data are mean (SD) or n/N (%).

  • *Calculated with t-test or χ2, as appropriate.

  • DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; NA, not applicable; NOAC, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant.