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Table 2 In-hospital stay and treatment received according to discontinuation or continuation of RASIs

From: Impact of in-hospital discontinuation with angiotensin receptor blockers or converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality of COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study

 

RASIs discontinued

n=340 (%)

RASIs continued

n=285 (%)

Standardised difference

p value

Hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

11 (7.5–17)

10 (7–16)

+0.01

0.17

ICU admission

19 (5.6)

17 (6.0)

+0.02

0.84

Anticoagulants

Oral

26 (7.7)

42 (14.7)

−0.23

0.01

Parenteral

273 (80.3)

166 (58.2)

+0.49

<0.001

Antiplatelet drugs

80 (23.5)

86 (30.2)

−0.15

0.06

Statins

46 (13.5)

113 (39.7)

−0.62

<0.001

Glucose lowering drugs

Oral

14 (4.1)

43 (15.1)

−0.38

<0.001

Insulin

125 (36.8)

90 (31.6)

+0.11

0.17

Hydroxychloroquine

306 (90.0)

244 (85.6)

+0.13

0.09

Lopinavir+Ritonavir/Darunavir+Cobicistat

286 (84.1)

233 (81.8)

+0.06

0.43

Azithromycin

128 (37.7)

116 (40.7)

−0.06

0.44

Other macrolides

10 (2.9)

19 (6.7)

−0.17

0.03

Other antivirals*

8 (2.4)

6 (2.1)

+0.02

0.84

Other antibacterial agents

212 (62.4)

194 (68.1)

−0.12

0.14

Immunomodulators

Tocilizumab

43 (12.7)

57 (20.0)

−0.20

0.01

Others**

99 (29.1)

121 (42.5)

−0.28

<0.001

Corticosteroids

167 (49.1)

112 (39.3)

+0.20

0.01

Antihypertensive drugs

CCBs

131 (38.5)

70 (24.6)

+0.30

<0.001

Beta-blockers

60 (17.7)

69 (24.2)

−0.16

0.04

Alpha-blockers

11 (3.2)

9 (3.2)

+0.004

0.96

High-ceiling diuretics

52 (15.3)

44 (15.4)

−0.004

0.96

Low-ceiling diuretics

17 (5.0)

53 (18.6)

−0.43

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: CCBs calcium channel blockers, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, RASIs renin-angiotensin system inhibitors
  2. *Other antivirals: remdesivir, aciclovir, bictegravir-emtricitabine-tenofovir, tenofovir, emtricitabine-tenofovir, lamivudine-abacabir-dolutegravir, valaciclovir, and valganciclovir
  3. **Other immunomodulators: Jak inhibitors, interferon beta-1b, ciclosporin, anakinra, ceftriaxone, leflunomide, methotrexate, and mycophenolic acid