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Table 1 Demographics characteristics of patients hospitalised due to COVID stratified by the presence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE)

From: Major adverse cardiovascular events are associated with necroptosis during severe COVID-19

Characteristic

All n = 70

MACE n = 18

NO-MACE n = 52

P value

Demographic

Male. n (%)

56 (80.0)

18 (100)

38 (73.1)

0.03

Age. median (IQR)

61.5 (50.5–69.0)

67.5 (53.3–70.8)

59.0 (49.8–68.0)

0.40

Comorbid conditions. n (%)

Stroke

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

0.58

Myocardial infarction

4 (5.7)

3 (16.7)

1 (1.9)

0.08

Cardiac arrhythmia

3 (4.3)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0.02

Asthma

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

0.58

Diabetes mellitus

12 (17.1)

5 (27.8)

7 (13.7)

0.30

Coronary disease

2 (2.9)

1 (5.6)

1 (1.9)

0.98

Mental Illness

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

0.58

Chronic kidney disease

3 (4.3)

2 (11.1)

1 (1.9)

0.33

COPD

8 (11.4)

1 (5.6)

7 (13.5)

0.63

Congestive cardiac failure

2 (2.9)

2 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

0.11

Arterial hypertension

41 (58.6)

10 (55.6)

31 (59.6)

0.98

Obesity

13 (18.6)

5 (27.8)

8 (15.4)

0.42

OSAHS

4 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (7.7)

0.53

Smoking

9 (12.9)

2 (11.1)

7 (13.5)

0.88

Dyslipidaemia

3 (4.3)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0.02

Physiological variables during the first 24 h of admission. median (IQR)

Heart rate. BPM

93.5 (82.5–111.0)

96.5 (83.3–116.5)

92.0 (83.5–110.3)

0.16

Respiratory rate. BrPM

22.0 (20.0–30.0)

24.0 (20.0–30.0)

22.0 (20.0–27.8)

0.63

Temperature. °C

36.5 (36.3–37.0)

36.7 (36.4–37.1)

36.4 (36.2–37.0)

0.16

SBP. mmHg

120.5 (108.5–131.0)

124.5 (115.5–131.0)

119.5 (104.5–131.0)

0.55

DBP. mmHg

70.0 (64.0–79.0)

70.5 (64.5–75.5)

70.0 (64.0–80.25)

0.63

MAP. mmHg

87.0 (79.5–98.0)

87.5 (83.3–93.0)

86.5 (78.0–98.3)

1.00

SPO2. (%)

87.0 (72.75–91.0)

80.5 (67.8–89.8)

88.5 (80.5–91.0)

0.12

Glasgow

15.0 (15.0–15.0)

15.0 (15.0–15.0)

15.0 (15.0–15.0)

0.18

Laboratory variables at admission. median (IQR)

Presepsin, ng/L

716.0 (471.8–1743.8)

1080.5 (615.8–2458.8)

683.5 (429.3–1596.0)

0.14

Pro-BNP, pg/mL

715.5 (171.5–1443.3)

1860.5 (939.8–4526.5)

398.0 (132.0–1029.5)

 < 0.001

Troponin, ng/mL

12.9 (4.9–89.7)

106.5 (23.2–354.0)

8.9 (3.7–21.5)

 < 0.001

D Dimer, mg/mL

1.5 (0.9–3.3)

1.2 (0.7–3.3)

1.6 (1.0–3.2)

0.45

WBC, cell × 103

9.1 (7.1–12.4)

8.6 (7.1–11.1)

9.2 (7.2–13.2)

0.51

Neutrophils, (%)

83.6 (78.4–89.4)

85.4 (78.4–89.7)

83.5 (79.1–89.3)

0.84

Haemoglobin, g/dL

15.8 (14.4–17.5)

16.5 (15.1–17.6)

15.6 (14.3–17.2)

0.42

Platelet, cell × 103

236.5 (179.3–269.3)

226.5 (178.3–263.8)

237.0 (179.8–271.5)

0.73

Creatinine, mg/dL

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.8)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.07

BUN, mg/dL

19.9 (15.1–27.3)

23.9 (14.5–29.1)

19.1 (15.1–26.4)

0.34

Blood glucose, mg/dL

138.1 (116.0–163.9)

167.5 (129.5–209.3)

129.9 (114.9–149.0)

0.02

Sodium, mEq/L

136.9 (135.0–139.0)

135.0 (133.0–136.8)

137.0 (135.0–140.3)

0.01

Potassium, mEq/L

4.3 (4.1–4.6)

4.5 (4.1–5.0)

4.3 (4.0–4.5)

0.10

Chloride, mEq/L

98.6 (94.0–101.9)

96.4 (89.4–99.2)

99.0 (94.6–103.0)

0.03

Bilirubin max, mg/dL

0.7 (0.5–1.3)

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.26

ALT, U/L

60.5 (38.9–83.4)

53.9 (38.9–83.0)

60.9 (40.6–87.5)

0.46

AST, U/L

62.9 (47.7–80.7)

62.8 (48.9–74.9)

62.9 (49.0–83.3)

0.60

pH

7.5 (7.4–7.5)

7.4 (7.4–7.5)

7.5 (7.5–7.5)

0.02

PCO2, mmHg

29 (26.3–33)

29.0 (27.0–36.0)

28.0 (26.0–32.0)

0.44

PaO2, mmHg

59 (51–66)

54.0 (45.3–59.8)

61.0 (51.8–67.0)

0.04

HCO3, mmol/L

21.5 (19.2–23.9)

21.6 (17.4–25.3)

21.5 (19.4–23.8)

0.89

Lactic acid, mmol/L

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.33

CRP, mg/L

204.4 (128.7–276.3)

246.1 (174.7–274.7)

191.2 (122.3–274.8)

0.46

PT, seconds

12.6 (11.5–13.4)

12.2 (11.2–12.7)

12.7 (11.9–13.4)

0.24

PTT, seconds

27.4 (26.1–29.8)

28.5 (26.9–31.2)

27.2 (25.9–28.6)

0.11

Outcomes

Hospital LOS, days (IQR)

12.5 (9.0–18.0)

10.5 (9.0–14.5)

14.0 (9.0–19.0)

0.33

In-Hospital Mortality (%)

27 (38.6)

11 (61.1)

16 (30.8)

0.02

  1. Bold indicates statistically significant variables
  2. MACE Major cardiovascular events, IQR Interquartile range, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, OSAHS Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnea syndrome, BPM Beats per minute, BrPM Breaths per minute, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, MAP Mean arterial pressure, SPO2 Oxygen saturation, BNP Brain natriuretic peptide, WBC White blood cell count, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, PCO2 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, PaO2 Partial pressure of oxygen, HCO3 Bicarbonate, CRP C reactive protein, PT Prothrombin Time, PTT Thromboplastin time, LOS Length of stay