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Table 4 General characteristics and disease-related symptoms in ESRD patients by survival status

From: The risk factors associated with COVID-19-Related death among patients with end‐stage renal disease

Characteristics

Survivors

N = 46

Non-Survivors

N = 28

P-value

Age (year), Mean (SD)

59.1 (15.3)

70.1 (12.4)

0.002

Age ≥ 65 years, % (N)

39.1% (18)

75% (21)

0.004

Gender Male, % (N)

60.9% (28)

82.1% (23)

0.072

Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation on admission% (N)

2.2% (1)

71.4% (20)

< 0.001

O2 saturation < 93%

% (N)

41.3% (19)

82.1% (23)

0.001

Lack of consciousness

7.7% (4)

30.4% (8)

0.030

Comorbidities

   

  HTN

54.3% (25)

57.1% (16)

1.00

  DM

41.3% (19)

57.1% (16)

0.233

  CVD

26.1% (12)

35.7% (10)

0.437

  Other comorbiditiesa

13.0% (6)

7.1% (2)

0.702

Laboratory findings (Median (IQR))

  WBC count, × 109 per L,

9.4 (6.5–14)

9.6 (5.7–13.8)

0.735

  Lymphocyte count,× 109/L

1.80 (1.00-2.50)

1.20 (0.67–2.20)

0.049

  Neutrophils, ×109/L

7.5 (6.9–8.5)

8.5 (7.8-9.0)

0.015

  AST, U/L

29.0 (20.6–39.0)

44.0 (28.5–68.3)

0.042

  ALT, U/L

22.0 (15.5–37.0)

31.2 (23.7–37.0)

0.349

  Creatinine, mg/dl

6.9 (4.8–9.1)

5.5 (4.3–7.6)

0.109

  Hb, g/dL

10.7 (8.6–13.4)

12.3 (10.1–13.8)

0.190

  RBC, million/mm3

3.8 (3.1–4.4)

3.9 (3.2–4.8)

0.919

  MCV, fl.

87.9 (82.5–97.9)

86.6 (83.1–98.7)

1.00

  MCH, pg

29.0 (27.3–31.0)

28.0 (26.8–32.1)

0.756

  Platelet counts, ×103/Ml

181.0 (125.5–248.0)

192.0 (163.5-236.5)

1.00

  LDH, U/L

441.5 (342.5-591.7)

571.0 (410.0 -798.0)

0.695

  ESR, mm/h

54.0(35.0–70.0)

48.0 (24.7–83.0)

0.867

  CRP, mg/l

23.5 (3.0–75.0)

32.6 (15.0–79.0)

0.484

  CPKk, U/L

68.5 (46.5-134.5)

136.0 (45.0-287.7)

0.372

  Urea,

105.0 (92.0-183.0)

106.0 (24.0-157.0)

1.00

  Sodium (Na), mmol/L

135.0 (128.8-137.5)

133.0 (130.0-142.5)

0.804

  Potassium (K), mmol/L

5.1 (4.5–5.4)

4.8 (4.2–5.2)

0.134

  PT, S

14.0 (13.5–16.2)

14.0 (13.5–15.5)

0.804

  1. IQR Inter quartile range, DM Diabetes Mellitus, HTN Hypertension, CVD Cardiovascular Disease, ESRD End-Stage Renal Disease, ALT Alanine transaminases, AST Aspartate transaminases, CRP C-reactive protein, CPK Creatine phosphokinase, ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Hb Hemoglobin, LDH Lactate DeHydrogenase, PT Prothrombin Time, RBC Red Blood Cell, WBC White Blood Cell, MCH Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, MCV Mean Corpuscular Volume
  2. a rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, immunodeficiency, and chronic disease of blood, liver, or respiratory system