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. 2023 Nov 16;7:e44250. doi: 10.2196/44250

Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with COVID-19 (N=42) in the Emory Healthcare Virtual Outpatient Management Clinic between May 27 and August 24, 2020.

Factor Overall sample, n (%) Hospitalized patients, n (%) Nonhospitalized patients, n (%)
Age (years)

<60 29 (69) 14 (67) 15 (71)

60-69 9 (21) 5 (24) 4 (19)

≥70

4 (10) 2 (10) 2 (10)
Moderate risk factors

None 5 (12) 4 (19) 1 (5)

1 23 (55) 11 (52) 11 (52)

2 7 (17) 2 (10) 5 (24)

≥3 8 (19) 4 (19) 4 (19)
High risk factors (ie, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and immunosuppression)

No 23 (55) 10 (48) 13 (62)

Yes 19 (45) 11 (52) 8 (38)
Nonspecific symptoms

No 7 (17) 3 (14) 4 (19)

Yes 35 (83) 18 (86) 17 (81)
Upper respiratory tract infection symptoms

No 17 (41) 8 (38) 9 (43)

Yes 25 (60) 13 (62) 12 (57)
Lower respiratory tract infection symptoms

None 4 (10) 2 (10) 2 (10)

Minor cough 15 (36) 7 (33) 8 (38)

Other (ie, chest tightness or dyspnea on exertion) 23 (55) 12 (57) 11 (52)
Mental health symptoms

No 37 (88) 18 (86) 19 (91)

Yes 5 (12) 3 (14) 2 (10)
Symptom severity

Mild 26 (62) 12 (57) 14 (67)

Moderate 13 (31) 9 (43) 4 (19)

Severe 2 (5) 0 (0) 2 (10)

N/Aa 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (5)
Symptom day

1-6 19 (45) 10 (48) 9 (43)

15-21 10 (24) 5 (24) 5 (24)

7-14 12 (29) 6 (29) 6 (29)

N/A 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (5)
Symptom course days 1-6

Days 1-6


Improving 6 (32) 3 (30) 3 (33)


Stable 10 (53) 7 (70) 3 (33)


Worsening 3 (16) 0 (0) 3 (33)

Days 7-14


Improving 2 (17) 0 (0) 2 (33)


Stable 7 (58) 3 (50) 4 (67)


Worsening 3 (25) 3 (50) 0 (0)

Days 15-21


Improving 5 (50) 1 (20) 4 (80)


Stable 5 (50) 4 (80) 1 (20)


Worsening 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Day 22 and beyond


N/A 42 (100) 21 (100) 21 (100)

aN/A: not applicable.