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25 September 2020 : Clinical Research  

Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 Patients in Beijing, China: A Retrospective Study

Aibin Wang1ABCDE, Guiju Gao1ABE, Sa Wang1ABDEF, Meiling Chen2C, Fang Qian1B, Weiming Tang3BD, Yanli Xu1B, Rui Song1B, Liwei Zhuang4B, Xiaoyang Ma5B, Tianwei Zhao1B, Xiaodi Guo4B, Wei Li4B, Xudong Wang6B, Baoliang Li6B, Chun Hu6B, Zhihai Chen1ADE, Fujie Zhang1ADE*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925974

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925974

Table 1 Demographic, diagnostic time, treatment and comorbidities at baseline in Beijing, China.

Clinical characteristicsAll patients (n=130)Non-ARDS (n=104)ARDS (n=26)P
Male sex – No. (%)76 (58.46)44 (56.73)17 (65.38)0.083
Age, Median (range) – years46.5 (34.0–62.0)40.0 (33.0–57.8)63.50 (45.8–75.0)0.000
>65 years No. (%)24 (18.46)11 (10.58)13 (50.00)0.000
BMI, Median(range) – kg/m24.68 (21.68–27.61), n=6524.68 (20.56–26.88), n=5025.39 (22.14–28.39), n=150.445
>30 kg/m – No. (%)6 (9.23)4 (8.00)2 (13.33)0.907
Wuhan – No. (%)64 (49.23)49 (47.12)15 (57.69)0.335
36 (27.69)24 (23.08)12 (46.15)0.019
Hypertension – No. (%)22 (16.92)13 (12.50)9 (30.77)0.017
DM2 – No. (%)12 (9.23)7 (6.73)5 (19.23)0.112
COPD – No. (%)4 (3.08)3 (2.88)1 (0.84)1.000
Hypothyroidism – No. (%)5 (3.85)5 (4.81)0 (0)0.569
CHD – No. (%)4 (3.08)2 (1.92)2 (7.69)0.374
CVD – No. (%)2 (1.54)1 (0.96)1 (3.85)0.859
CRF – No. (%)2 (1.54)1 (0.96)1 (3.85)0.859
6 (4.62)1 (0.96)5 (19.230.001
DM2 – diabetes mellitus type 2; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHD – chronic heart disease; CVD – chronic vascular disease; CRF – chronic renal failure.

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