Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the participants in the three cohorts
From: Transcriptional differences between coronavirus disease 2019 and bacterial sepsis
|  | COVID-19 (N = 40) | Sepsis (N = 18) | Healthy control (N = 16) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (IQR) years | 72 (70.75–76.00) | 81 (73.25–3.75) | 47 (34.00–55.50) |
Male sex: number (%) | 27 (67.5) | 14 (77.8) | 8 (50.0) |
BMI (IQR) kg/m2 | 23.7 (22.5–25.9) | 24.2 (20.4–27.5) | 23.1 (20.7–26.7) |
APACHE II score (IQR) | 13 (10–18) | 21 (14–26) | – |
SOFA score (IQR) | 5 (3–7) | 8 (4–12) | – |
Comorbidity: number (%) | |||
 Hypertension | 21 (52.5) | 7 (38.9) | 2 (12.5) |
 Hyperlipidemia | 6 (15.0) | 3 (16.7) | 6 (37.5) |
 Diabetes | 20 (50.0) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (6.3) |
 Hospital death: number (%) | 5 (12.5) | 4 (22.2) | - |