All cases | <65 years old | >65 years old | |
Population | |||
Number of patents | 202 | 146 | 56 |
Female, % | 48 | 47 | 52 |
Mean age (range), years | 58 (25–92) | 52 (25–64) | 75 (65–92) |
Mean treatment duration (range), days | 6 (1–35) | 6 (1–11) | 7 (1–35) |
Dexamethasone, % | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
Disease (on admission) | |||
Clinical severity, % | |||
Mild | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
Moderate | 95.0 | 95.2 | 94.6 |
Severe | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
Critical | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Lung involvement, % | |||
CT 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CT 1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 19.0 |
CT 2 | 71.2 | 68.5 | 78.5 |
CT 3 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 12.5 |
CT 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C reactive protein: clinically significant abnormality, % | 95 | 92 | 100 |
Outcomes | |||
Death, n (%) | 9 (4.5) | 3 (2.1) | 6 (10.7) |
Mean from hospitalisation till death (range), days | 12 (2–32) | 14 (2–32) | 12 (5–20) |
ICU admission, n (%) | 19 (9.4) | 10 (6.9) | 9 (16.1) |
Mean stay in ICU (range), days | 7 (1–30) | 9 (1–30) | 5 (1–13) |
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 8 (4.0) | 4 (2.8) | 4 (7.1) |
Mean duration of mechanical vent. (range), days | 7 (2–22) | 9 (3–22) | 6 (2–13) |
Safety | |||
Thromboses, n (%) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
Infectious complications, n (%) | 7 (3.5) | 4 (2.8) | 3 (5.4) |
ICU, intensive care unit.