Table 1.
Clinical characteristics at hospital admission
| Clinical characteristics | Values |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%)* | Median (IQR) | |
| Total number of patients | 73 | |
| Duration from symptoms (days) | ||
| To hospital admission | 6.0 (4.0–10.0) | |
| To ICU admission | 9.0 (7.0–13.0) | |
| History of contact | ||
| Closed contact with a confirmed case | 11 (15.1%) | |
| Presence in a health care facility treating patients with COVID-19 | 3 (4.1%) | |
| Vital signs | ||
| Awake | 55/68 (80.9%) | |
| Oriented | 55/67 (82.1 %) | |
| Temperature (°C) | 38.0 (37.4–38.8) | |
| Fever (temperature > 37.8°C) | 34/59 (57.6%) | |
| Spo2 (%) | 94 (85–96) | |
| At room air | 37/70 (50.7%) | 94 (85–96) |
| With oxygen supplementation | 33/70 (45.2%) | 93 (86–97) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129 (115–140) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70 (60–80) | |
| Heart rate (beats per min) | 100 (86–113) | |
| Respiratory rate (breaths per min) | 28 (24–33) | |
| At room air | 37/70 (50.7%) | 31 (28–40) |
| With oxygen supplementation | 33/70 (45.2%) | 28 (24–31) |
| History of symptoms | ||
| Fever in the previous 14 days | 68/70 (97.1%) | |
| Cough | 43/57 (75.4%) | |
| With sputum production | 6/40 (15.0%) | |
| Sore throat | 6/46 (13.0%) | |
| Arthralgia | 1/45 (2.2%) | |
| Fatigue | 9/47 (19.1%) | |
| Shortness of breath | 45/61 (73.8%) | |
| Altered level of consciousness | 1/46 (2.2%) | |
| Imaging | ||
| Chest x-ray | 73 (100.0%) | |
| Infiltrates | 73 (100.0%) | |
| Chest computed tomography | 11 (15.1%) | |
| Interstitial pneumonia | 11/11 (100.0% | |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.4 (12.3–14.9) | |
| White blood cell count (× 103 per mm3) | 9.20 (5.65–11.95) | |
| Lymphocyte count (× 103 per mm3) | 0.77 (0.58–1.00) | |
| Lymphocytopenia | 44/60 (73.3%) | |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 52.0 (33.5–77.5) | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL)† | 1.10 (0.87–1.33) | |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.5 (1.2–2.2) | |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 184.5 (108.2–269.1) | |
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; Spo2 = oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry.
*
Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
†
To convert the values for creatinine to μmol/L, multiply by 88.4.