Not disagreeing with you, but you should probably include the next sentence: > patients in the HCQ group appeared to be sicker as reflected by the higher frequ

Not disagreeing with you, but you should probably include the next sentence: > patients in the HCQ group appeared to be sicker as reflected by the higher frequency of radiological pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU transfer within the 24h after admission and invasive ventilation support as well as the higher frequency of elevated LDH and CRP levels. But yes, it does not look good for this study that the HCQ group tended to be younger and healthier.