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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 Wang 1ABCDE* , Guiju Gao 1ABE* , Sa Wang 1ABDEF* , Meiling Chen 2C* , Fang Qian 1B , Weiming Tang 3BD , Yanli Xu 1B , Rui Song 1B , Liwei Zhuang 4B , Xiaoyang Ma 5B , Tianwei Zhao 1B , Xiaodi Guo 4B , Wei Li 4B , Xudong Wang 6B , Baoliang Li 6B , Chun Hu 6B , Zhihai Chen 1ADE* , Fujie Zhang 1ADE*

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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