Clinical Characteristics
Clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 are shown in Table 1. The mean age of COVID-19 patients was 63 years, 90 (63%) patients were men. 36% of patients were Hispanic, 29% Caucasian, 18% Asian and 16% African American. Hypertension was present in 66%, coronary artery disease (CAD) in 21%, diabetes in 46%, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in 20% of patients. 57% required mechanical ventilation at some point in their hospitalization and half of all patients required vasopressor support. Body mass index (BMI) was similar in both groups.
Patients who died were older, had history of CAD (42% versus 12%), CKD (31% versus 15%), and were more likely to be smokers (11% versus 3%). They were also more likely to be febrile with temperatures greater than 101 degrees Fahrenheit, mechanically ventilated or on vasopressors. (Table 1)