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. 2024 Mar 11;24:125. doi: 10.1186/s12890-024-02948-4

Table 2.

Clinical features of the study patients according to sex

Variable Total
(N = 14,007)
Male (N = 11,020) Female (N = 2987) P Value
Symptoms (n, %)
Altered mental status 465(3.3) 316(2.9) 149(5.0) < 0.001
Cough 13,208(94.3) 10,439(94.7) 2769(92.7) < 0.001
Expectoration 12,848(91.7) 10,178(92.4) 2670(89.4) < 0.001
Wheeze 3450(24.6) 2693(24.4) 757(25.3) 0.308
Dyspnea 8550(61.0) 6772(61.5) 1778(59.5) 0.055
Fever 1613(11.5) 1288(11.7) 325(10.9) 0.220
Signs
SBP (mmHg) 132.05 ± 19.44 131.91 ± 19.40 132.59 ± 19.57 0.088
SBP < 100 mmHg 552(3.9) 429(3.9) 123(4.1) 0.572
DBP (mmHg) 78.83 ± 12.58 79.04 ± 12.47 78.04 ± 12.96 < 0.001
DBP < 60 mmHg 806(5.8) 584(5.3) 222(7.4) < 0.001
Pulse rate(bpm) 89.13 ± 16.63 89.76 ± 16.66 86.81 ± 16.31 < 0.001
Pulse rate > 100 bpm 3501(25.0) 2889(26.2) 612(20.5) < 0.001
Respiratory rate > 30 bpm 91(0.7) 72(0.7) 19(0.6) 0.917
SO2(%) 96.7(95.0-98.1) 96.40(95.00–98.00) 97.00(95.18–98.60) 0.006
P2 hyperactivity (n, %) 194(1.4) 138(1.3) 56(1.9) 0.010
Edema of the lower extremities (n, %) 1755(12.5) 1213(11.0) 542(18.1) < 0.001

Abbreviations SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP = Diastolic blood pressure