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Table 2 Vitals and arterial blood gas parameters in the whole population and subgroups based on age quartiles

From: Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized for COVID-19: comparison between different age groups

 

All

(n = 2225)

G1

(n = 558)

G2

(n = 522)

G3

(n = 559)

G4

(n = 586)

HR (b/min)

87 ± 17

93 ± 16 *°§

87 ± 15

84 ± 16

86 ± 20

SBP (mmHg)

133 ± 21

130 ± 16 *°§

133 ± 19

134 ± 22

134 ± 24

DBP (mmHg)

76 ± 12

79 ± 11°§

78 ± 12 #

75 ± 12

73 ± 13

RR (a/min)

20 ± 6

20 ± 6 §

20 ± 6

21 ± 6

21 ± 6

pSO2 (%)

92 ± 7

93 ± 5°§

92 ± 5

92 ± 8

92 ± 7

FiO2 (%)

29 ± 20

25 ± 15 §

27 ± 20

28 ± 18

35 ± 26

GCS

15 [15–15]

15 [15–15] °§

15 [15–15] #

15 [15–15]

15 [15–15]

BT (°C)

37 ± 1

37 ± 1°§

37 ± 1

37 ± 1

37 ± 1

pH

7.46 ± 0.06

7.46 ± 0.04 §

7.47 ± 0.05 #

7.45 ± 0.6

7.45 ± 0.06

pO2 (mmHg)

68 ± 27

70 ± 24

65 ± 21

67 ± 25

72 ± 36

pCO2 (mmHg)

36 ± 8

36 ± 7

35 ± 6

36 ± 8

36 ± 9

HCO3 (mEq/L)

25 ± 4

26 ± 3

26 ± 4

25 ± 4

25 ± 5

LAC (mEq/L)

1.3 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 0.7°§

1.2 ± 1.0 #

1.5 ± 1.6

1.5 ± 1.3

P/F

282 ± 163

305 ± 81*°§

278 ± 77

276 ± 85

256 ± 101

SO2/FiO2

391 ± 102

411 ± 93°§

395 ± 97

389 ± 99

368 ± 114

  1. HR Heart rate, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, RR Respiratory Rate, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, BT Body Temperature, LAC Lactate
  2. * p < 0.05 G1 vs G2; ° p < 0.05 G1 vs G3; § p < 0.05 G1 vs G4; # p < 0.05 G2 vs G3; p < 0.05 G2 vs G4; p < 0.05 G3 vs G4