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Table 1 Baseline features of the study patients

From: Covid-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in mechanically ventilated patients: incidence and outcome in a French multicenter observational cohort (APICOVID)

Variable (n of patients with available data)

All patients (n = 708)

Probablea CAPA (n = 18)

No CAPAa (n = 690)

Univariate HR (95% CI)

P value

Demographics, mean ± SD or n (%)

 Age (n = 708)

65 ± 11

70 ± 7

65 ± 11

1.04 (1.00–1.09)

0.04

 Male (n = 708)

522 (73.7)

15 (83.3)

507 (73.5)

1.56 (0.45–5.38)

0.48

 BMI (kg/m2) (n = 704)

30 ± 6

28 ± 5

30 ± 6

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.20

Severity scores, mean ± SD

 SAPS II (n = 642)

39 ± 13

39 ± 13

39 ± 13

0.99 (0.96–1.03)

0.69

 SOFA score (n = 626)

5 ± 3

4 ± 2

5 ± 3

0.88 (0.76–1.02)

0.09

Comorbidities, mean ± SD or n (%)

 Charlson’s Comorbidity Index (n = 703)

4 ± 3

5 ± 3

4 ± 3

1.07 (0.92–1.24)

0.41

 Diabetes (n = 708)

222 (31.4)

3 (16.7)

219 (31.7)

0.42 (0.12–1.40)

0.16

 Hypertension (n = 708)

387 (54.7)

10 (55.6)

377 (54.6)

0.99 (0.39–2.51)

0.98

 Chronic respiratory failure (n = 708)

138 (19.5)

5 (27.8)

133 (19.3)

1.49 (0.53–4.17)

0.45

 Chronic heart failure (n = 708)

111 (15.7)

3 (16.7)

108 (15.7)

1.03 (0.30–3.50)

0.96

 Chronic kidney failure (n = 708)

68 (9.6)

1 (5.6)

67 (9.7)

0.48 (0.07–3.49)

0.47

 Cirrhosis (n = 708)

40 (5.7)

2 (11.1)

38 (5.5)

1.91 (0.43–8.51)

0.40

 Any immunosuppression (n = 708)

113 (16)

4 (22.2)

109 (15.8)

1.32 (0.42–4.09)

0.63

 Solid organ transplantation (n = 708)

18 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

18 (2.6)

NA

NA

 Active hematological or solid malignancy (n = 708)

58 (8.2)

3 (16.7)

55 (8)

1.81 (0.50–6.50)

0.36

 HIV (n = 708)

7 (1)

1 (5.6)

6 (0.9)

7.51 (0.88–64.0)

0.07

 Immunosuppressive drugs (n = 708)

35 (4.9)

1 (5.6)

34 (4.9)

1.15 (0.16–8.56)

0.89

Treatments for COVID-19, n (%)

 Corticosteroids (n = 707)

446 (63.1)

12 (66.7)

434 (63)

1.08 (0.39–3.01)

0.88

 IL6 antagonist (n = 699)

4 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.6)

NA

NA

 Hydroxychloroquine (n = 708)

92 (13)

2 (11.1)

90 (13)

0.88 (0.20–3.81)

0.87

 Lopinavir/rotinavir (n = 708)

88 (12.4)

4 (22.2)

84 (12.2)

1.79 (0.62–5.20)

0.28

 Remdesivir (n = 708)

26 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

26 (3.8)

NA

NA

  1. CAPA COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis, HR hazards ratio, BMI Body Mass Index, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score version II, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, NA not available
  2. aAccording to 2020 ECMM/ISHAM consensus criteria