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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Myeloid phenotypes in severe COVID-19 predict secondary infection and mortality: a pilot study

 

No secondary infection (n = 17)

Secondary infection (n = 12)

p value

Age (years)

52 (47–54)

64 (62–66)

0.005

BMI (kg/m2)

28.5 (26.3–31.4)

29.3 (27.4–33)

0.44

Gender male

10 (58.8)

10 (83.3)

0.16

SOFA score

 Day 1

7 (4–11)

10 (7–14)

0.095

 Day 3

7 (4–10)

11 (7–14.5)

0.024

 Day 7

6 (4.5–7)

11 (8–14.5)

0.013

 Day 10

3 (3–6)

11 (9–13.5)

0.02

SAPS II score

 Day 1

45 (27–58)

59 (54–67)

0.03

 Day 3

48 (24–55)

62 (58–64)

0.04

 Day 7

40 (25–49)

60(58–69)

0.02

 Day 10

23 (13–35)

65 (56–70)

0.001

Comorbidities

 Cardiologic

5 (29.4)

10 (83.3)

0.004

  Hypertension

5 (100)

9 (90)

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

1 (20)

0

  Peripheral artery occlusive disease

1 (20)

1 (10)

  Ischemic cardiopathy

0

2 (20)

 Pneumologic

2 (11.8)

1(8.3)

0.77

 Neurologic

2 (11.8)

3 (25)

0.35

 Immunologic

3 (17.6)

1 (8.3)

0.47

 Metabolic

7 (41.2)

8 (66.7)

0.18

Supportive care

 Norepinephrine

5 (29.4)

5 (41.7)

0.49

 Mechanical ventilation

12 (70.6)

12 (100)

0.04

 CRRT

3 (17.6)

5 (41.7)

0.154

 Immunotherapy

1 (5.8)

2 (33.3)

0.55

Laboratory values at admission

 Leucocytes (/mm3)

7520 (5970–9330)

11,910 (7160–14,750)

0.082

 Neutrophils (/mm3)

6420 (4880–8310)

10,010 (6238–12,225)

0.09

 Immature neutrophils (%)

4 (2.57–7.54)

4.9 (2.5–6.1)

0.98

 Lymphocytes (/mm3)

800 (600–1191)

1235 (663–1442)

0.143

  CD4 (/mm3)

330 (222.5–526.5)

333 (240.5–481.5)

0.917

  CD8 (/mm3)

167 (114.5–257)

346 (163–399.5)

0.102

  NK (/mm3)

74 (63.25 -109.25)

127 (95–249)

0.046

  B (/mm3)

136 (97.5–279)

132 (100–333.5)

0.827

 Monocytes (/mm3)a

198.7 (81.5–284)

328.6 (170.9–453.8)

0.03

  mHLA-DR (AB/C)

17,737 (10,060–32,503)

11,877 (7039–22,702)

0.3

  M-MDSC (%)

3.8 (0.95–13.96)

10.25 (4.14–29.32)

0.04

 Immunoglobulin G (g/L)

9.87 (7.6–11.35)

10.8 (8.71–13.80)

0.364

 Immunoglobulin M (g/L)

1.22 (0.7–1.39)

0.81 (0.63–1.30)

0.427

 Immunoglobulin A (g/L)

2.73 (2.21–3.3)

2.49 (2.21–5.02)

0.584

 C3 (g/L)

1.28 (1.05–1.43)

1.4 (1.15–1.45)

0.568

 C4 (g/L)

0.27 (0.23–0.36)

0.29 (0.22–0.34)

0.765

 CH50 (U/mL)

70 (56.5–73.3)

70 (57–73)

0.943

 Platelets (× 103/mm3)

271(182–340)

444(263–503.7)

0.097

 Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

7.3 (6.5–8.1)

8.1 (7–8.3)

0.28

 d-dimers (g/dL)

2145 (1100–3595)

2859 (1612–2870)

0.29

 Ferritin (μg/L)

1223 (818.25–1378.5)

1691 (303–4406.5)

0.287

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

67 (50–109)

88.5 (65.8–145)

0.25

 Total bilirubin (μmol/L)

9 (6–12)

11 (5.75–21.5)

0.73

 PCT (ng/mL)

0.64 (0.34–2.77)

0.71(0.36–3.22)

0.9

 CRP (mg/L)

131.5 (89.7–210.5)

188(98.5–265)

0.34

Outcome

 28-day mortality

3 (17.6)

3 (25)

0.63

 60-day mortality

5 (29.4%)

6 (50)

0.26

 PICU length of stay

10 (7–15)

26 (21.5–28)

0.0001

  1. Values are expressed as median (IQR) or number (%)
  2. BMI, body mass index; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiological Score; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; CD, cluster of differentiation; mHLA-DR, monocyte histocompatibility leucocyte antigen-DR; M-MDSC, monocyte myeloid-derived suppressor cell (CD11b+ HLA-DR), C, complement; CH50, total complement activity; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit
  3. aTotal monocytes: CD19 CD14+ CD15, monocytes subtypes based on CD11b and HLA-DR