Research Article

Association of Septic Shock with Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China

Table 1

Demographics and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

All patientsClinical outcomes value
Septic shockNonseptic shock
21230182

Characteristic
 Age (years)—median (IQR)62 (53–70)73.5 (59–84)61 (51.25–68)<0.001
 Age (years)—No. (%)0.019
  20–4017/212 (8)2/30 (6.7)15/182 (8.2)1.000
  41–65114/212 (53.8)9/30 (30)105/182 (57.7)0.005
  ≥6588/212 (41.5)19/30 (63.3)69/182 (37.9)0.009
Sex—No. (%)0.914
 Male115/212 (54.2)16/30 (53.3)99/182 (54.4)
 Female97/212 (45.8)14/30 (46.7)83/182 (45.6)
Occupation—No. (%)≤0.001
 Employee57/212 (26.9)2/30 (6.7)55/182 (30.2)0.007
 Self-employed8/212 (3.8)0/30 (0)8/182 (4.4)0.382
 Retired96/212 (45.3)24/30 (80)72/182 (39.6)<0.001
 Unemployment51/212 (24.1)4/30 (13.3)47/182 (25.8)0.175
Medical staff—No. (%)5/212 (2.4)0/30 (0)5/182 (2.7)0.606
Disease status
 Mild74/212 (34.9)1/30 (3.3)73/182 (40.1)<0.001
 Severe117/212 (55.1)11/30 (36.6)106/182 (58.2)0.030
 Critical22/212 (10.3)18/30 (60)4/182 (2.1)<0.001
BMI-median—No. (%)0.008
 <25150/212 (70.8)20/29 (69)130/166 (78.3)0.270
 25–3036/212 (17)4/29 (13.8)32/166 (19.3)0.606
 >309/212 (4.2)5/29 (17.2)4/166 (2.4)0.003
Temperature (°C)—No. (%)0.003
 ≤37.0095/212 (44.8)5/30 (16.7)90/182 (49.5)0.001
 37.01–38.0062/212 (29.2)12/30 (40)50/182 (27.5)0.162
 38.01–39.0045/212 (21.2)9/30 (30)36/182 (19.8)0.205
 ≥39.0110/212 (4.7)4/30 (13.3)6/182 (3.3)0.038
Hypnotics—No. (%)<0.001
 Yes68/212 (32.1)2/30 (6.7)66/153 (43.1)<0.001
 No115/212 (54.2)28/30 (93.3)87/153 (56.9)0.001
Smoking history—No. (%)30/212 (14.2)8/30 (26.7)22/182 (12.1)0.034
Drinking—No. (%)24/212 (11.3)5/30 (16.7)19/182 (10.4)0.373
Signs and symptoms—No. (%)
 Fever181/212 (85.4)21/30 (70)160/182 (87.9)0.010
 Cough106/212 (50)16/30 (53.3)90/182 (49.5)0.694
 Fever and cough177/212 (83.5)16/30 (53.3)161/182 (88.5)<0.001
 Chest distress2/212 (0.9)2/30 (6.7)0/182 (0)0.019
 Nausea and vomiting1/212 (0.5)1/30 (3.3)0/182 (0)0.144
 Dyspneic10/212 (4.7)1/30 (3.3)9/182 (4.9)1.000
Chronic medical illness/coexisting conditions—No. (%)
 Cirrhosis4/212 (1.9)2/30 (6.7)2/182 (1.1)0.105
 Hypertension76/212 (35.8)14/30 (46.7)62/182 (34.1)0.182
 Diabetes38/212 (17.9)12/30 (40)26/182 (14.3)0.001
 Malignancy3/212 (1.4)2/30 (6.7)1/182 (0.5)0.055
 Cerebrovascular disease6/212 (2.8)0/30 (0)6/182 (3.3)0.586
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease5/212 (2.4)0/30 (0)5/182 (2.7)0.592
 Chronic kidney disease6/212 (2.8)0/30 (0)6/182 (3.3)0.607
 Chronic liver disease2/212 (0.9)0/30 (0)2/182 (1.1)1.000
 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases30/212 (14.2)9/30 (30)21/182 (11.5)0.007
 Digestive system disease16/212 (7.5)6/30 (20)10/182 (5.5)0.005
 Endocrine system disease12/212 (5.7)1/30 (3.3)11/182 (6)0.698
 Nervous system disease6/212 (2.8)2/30 (6.7)4/182 (2.2)0.200
 Respiratory system disease18/212 (8.5)6/30 (20)12/182 (6.6)0.015