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. 2023 Nov 28;9(12):e22873. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22873

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with different viral strains infection.

Wild-type (n = 247) Alpha (n = 13) Beta (n = 18) Delta (n = 35) Omicron (n = 119) F/H/Chi-square P value
Age 45.00(34.00–59.00) 35.00(29.50–50.00) 41.00(34.00–47.00) 38.00(30.00–48.00) 43.00(33.00–52.00) 8.980 0.062
Gender 47.55 <0.001
Males 126(51.0)a 11(84.6) 16(88.9) 32(91.4) 92(77.3)
Females 121(49.0) 2(15.4) 2(11.1) 3(8.6) 27(22.7)
Vaccination 26.86 <0.001
Inoculated 0(0.0)a 0(0.0)b 4(22.2)c 32(91.4) 116(97.5)
Uninoculated 247(100.0) 13(100.0) 14(77.8) 3(8.6) 3(2.5)
Number of vaccination doses
0 245(99.2) 13(100.0) 14(77.8) 3(8.6) 3(2.5)
1 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.00) 3(8.6) 4(3.4)
2 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 4(22.2) 28(80.0) 65(54.6)
3 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(2.8) 38(31.9)
4 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 9(7.6)
Missing data 2(0.8) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
Unvaccinated 245(99.2) 13(100.0) 14(77.8) 3(8.6) 3(2.5)
Vaccination type
Sinopharm 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 3(16.7) 24(68.6) 34(28.6)
Sinovac-CoronaVac 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 5(14.3) 42(35.3)
Zifivax 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 7(5.9)
AstraZeneca 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 6(5.0)
CanSinoBIO 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 2(1.7)
Biokangtai 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(0.8)
Mixing vaccination 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 2(5.7) 22(18.5)
Missing data 2(0.8) 0(0.0) 1(5.5) 1(2.8) 2(1.7)
Disease severity 47.49 <0.001
Asymptomatic 17(6.9) 0 2(11.1) 7(20.0) 82(68.9)
Mild/Ordinary 176(71.3)a 12(92.3) 15(83.3) 27(77.1) 37(31.1)
Moderate/Severe 54(21.9) 1(7.7) 1(5.6) 1(2.9) 0(0.0)
Underlying diseases 75(30.4)a 6(46.2)b 14(77.8) 27(77.1) 101(84.9) 111.59 <0.001
Fever 167(67.6)a 2(15.4) 2(11.1) 35(100.0) 33(27.7) 77.77 <0.001
Fatigue 28(33.6)a 10(76.9)b 7(38.9) 11(31.4) 24(20.2) 29.32 <0.001
Cough 143(57.9)a 3(23.1) 2(11.1)c 14(40.0) 51(42.9) 24.57 <0.001
Nasal obstruction/Runny nose 8(3.2)a 3(23.1) 1(5.6) 7(20.0) 22(18.5) 30.41 <0.001
Chills 2(0.8) 1(7.7) 1(5.6) 3(8.6) 5(4.2) 12.05 0.008
Shortness of breath 30(12.2)a 1(7.7) 2(11.1)c 3(8.6)d 0(0.0) 21.85 <0.001
Abdominal pain 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 3(8.6) 2(1.7) 13.08 0.005
Palpitations 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 2(5.7) 1(0.8) 9.803 0.026
Chest pain 0(0.0)a 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 5(14.3) 23(19.3) 55.44 <0.001
Dry/sore/itchy throat 29(11.7)a 2(15.4) 1(5.6) 10(28.6) 39(32.8) 26.26 <0.001
Muscle soreness 24(9.7) 1(7.7) 0(0.0) 4(11.4) 3(2.5) 8.571 0.049
Stomach distention 0(0.0) 1(7.7) 1(5.6) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 12.91 0.005
Impaired taste 0(0.0)a 0(0.0) 1(5.6) 2(5.7) 5(4.2) 14.60 0.003
Diarrhea 20(8.1) 0(0.0) 1(5.6) 3(8.6) 3(2.5) 5.169 0.211
Headache 18(7.3) 1(7.7) 0(0.0) 6(17.1) 12(10.1) 5.249 0.218
Dizziness 11(4.5) 1(7.7) 0(0.0) 4(11.4) 9(7.6) 4.640 0.254
Chest tightness 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(5.6) 0(0.0) 2(1.7) 8.644 0.056
Nausea/vomiting 9(3.6) 1(7.7) 0(0.0) 3(8.6) 6(5.0) 3.303 0.412
Impaired smell 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(2.9) 0(0.0) 8.727 0.153

All data are presented as n (%) besides age; a: Wild-type and Omicron variant had statistical difference; b: Alpha variant was significantly different from Omicron variant; c: Beta variant was significantly different from Omicron variant; d: Delta variant and Omicron variant had statistical difference.