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24 September 2020: Clinical Research

A Retrospective Study from 2 Centers in China on the Effects of Continued Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Patients with Hypertension and COVID-19

Zhongchao Wang 1ABCDEFG* , Dewei Zhang 2BC* , Shengming Wang 3BC* , Yanhua Jin 2BC* , Jianbo Huan 4BC* , Yue Wu 5CDF* , Cheng Xia 2CD , Zhe Li 6B , Xingshun Qi 7CF , Duanzhen Zhang 8DF , Xiumin Han 8DF , Xianyang Zhu 8DEF , Ying Qu 9ABCDEFG* , Qiguang Wang 8ACDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926651

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926651

Table 4 Baseline characteristics and disease severity of COVID-19 patients complicated with hypertension after propensity score matching.

ParametersOverall (n=124)ACEIs/ARBs (n=62)Non-ACEIs/ARBs (n=62)P value
Age (years), median (IQR)68.00 (59.25–75.00)68.50 (58.88–76.00)67.00 (59.75–74.25)0.725
Male sex, n (%)63 (50.81)33 (53.23)30 (48.39)0.590
BMI, median (IQR)24.09 (21.97–25.95)23.98 (21.66–26.10)24.11 (22.15–25.36)0.958
Vital signs on admission
 Body temperature (°C), median (IQR)36.50 (36.20–36.70)36.50 (36.20–36.73)36.50 (36.30–36.70)0.418
 SpO2 (%), median (IQR)97.00 (96.00–98.00)97.00 (96.00–98.00)97.00 (96.00–98.00)0.974
 SBP (mmHg), median (IQR)142.50 (130.00–150.75)143.00 (128.00–151.00)140.50 (130.00–149.00)0.774
 DBP (mmHg), median (IQR)84.50 (77.00–92.75)83.50 (78.00–92.25)86.50 (74.25–93.00)0.992
 HR, median (IQR)86.00 (80.00–94.00)85.50 (77.75–95.00)86.50 (80.00–94.25)0.979
 RR, median (IQR)20.00 (18.00–20.00)20.00 (18.00–20.25)20.00 (18.00–20.25)0.932
7-categorical ordinal scale on admission
 ≤3, n (%)15 (12.10)9 (14.52)6 (9.68)0.409
 >3, n (%)109 (87.90)53 (85.48)56 (90.32)0.409
Classification on admission
 Mild cases, n (%)84 (67.74)42 (67.74)42 (67.74)1.000
 Severe cases, n (%)40 (32.26)20 (32.26)20 (32.26)1.000
 Other comorbidities, n (%)91 (73.39)44 (70.97)47 (75.81)0.542
Laboratory test on admission
 K+ (mmol/L), median (IQR)4.10 (3.82–4.41)4.09 (3.81–4.39)4.11 (3.82–4.41)0.585
 Na+ (mmol/L), median (IQR)139.80 (138.00–141.30)140.00 (138.30–141.90)139.30 (137.70–140.93)0.220
 Cl− (mmol/L), median (IQR)104.00 (101.83–105.98)104.00 (102.33–106.05)103.85 (101.30–105.93)0.621
 ALT (U/L), median (IQR)21.89 (15.76–34.25)22.41 (16.33–35.46)20.34 (15.37–33.24)0.930
 GGT (U/L), median (IQR)27.42 (18.96–36.75)27.75 (18.68–35.55)27.13 (18.99–40.74)0.606
 TBIL (μmol/L), median (IQR)11.22 (9.63–14.07)10.76 (9.23–14.33)11.37 (9.88–14.06)0.616
 DBIL (μmol/L), median (IQR)2.34 (1.80–3.64)2.38 (1.80–3.92)2.30 (1.80–3.30)0.614
 IBIL (μmol/L), median (IQR)8.54 (6.87–10.28)8.47 (6.58–10.26)8.68 (7.51–10.74)0.470
 CREA (μmol/L), median (IQR)60.79 (49.62–74.55)60.77 (50.47–79.74)60.82 (48.56–73.84)0.266
 Urea (mmol/L), median (IQR)5.19 (4.19–6.30)5.12 (4.20–6.18)5.39 (4.18–6.31)0.565
 UA (μmol/L), median (IQR)300.71 (242.42–370.07)300.76 (239.17–389.15)299.24 (247.02–352.76)0.744
 WBC (10/L), median (IQR)6.12 (5.05–7.08)5.95 (5.11–6.75)6.26 (4.94–7.40)0.120
 NEUT (10/L), median (IQR)3.51 (2.75–4.72)3.44 (2.83–4.50)3.63 (2.72–4.95)0.375
 LYMPH (10/L), median (IQR)1.54 (1.06–1.99)1.68 (1.05–2.00)1.48 (1.09–2.00)0.436
 MONO (10/L), median (IQR)0.50 (0.41–0.65)0.46 (0.40–0.64)0.51 (0.44–0.65)0.247
 CRP (mg/L), median (IQR)0.75 (0.50–5.88)0.50 (0.50–4.28)1.42 (0.50–8.95)0.670
 IL-6 (pg/ml), median (IQR)2.75 (1.5–6.97)2.56 (1.50–5.30)3.19 (1.61–8.18)0.312
ACEIs – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs – angiotensin II receptor blockers; IQR – interquartile range; BMI – body mass index; SpO – oxyhemoglobin saturation; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; HR – heart rate; RR – respiratory rate; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; GGT – γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; TBIL – total bilirubin; DBIL – direct bilirubin; IBIL – indirect bilirubin; CREA – creatinine; UA – uric acid; WBC – white blood cells; NEUT – neutrophil; LYMPH – lymphocyte; MONO – monocyte; CRP – C-reactive protein; IL-6 – interleukin-6; SARS-CoV-2 – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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