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. 2024 Nov 18;13:918. Originally published 2024 Aug 12. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.151333.2

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of 456 patients infected with COVID-19 pneumonia on admission.

Characteristics Total number (N=456) Non-critical group (N=341) Critical group (N=115) p-value
Gender 0.106
 Male N, (%) 260 (57) 187 (55) 73 (64)
 Female N, (%) 196 (43) 154 (45) 42 (36)
Age, mean, SD (years) 62.56 ± 13.5 61,5 ± 13.2 65,7 ± 14 0.004
Onset of symptoms to admission, mean, SD ( days) 8.5 ± 4.12 8.8 ± 4.12 7.9 ± 4.11 0.022
BMI, kg/m 2 , SD 29.3 ± 5 29.33 ± 5.45 29.06 ± 5.88 0.672
Chronic concomitant diseases, N (%) 322 (70.8) 236 (69.2) 86 (75.4) 0.256
Hypertension, N (%) 198 (43.4) 146 (42.8) 52 (45.6) 0.653
Diabetes, N (%) 171 (37.5) 126 (37) 45 (39.5) 0.676
Dyslipidemia, N (%) 72 (15.8) 51 (15) 21 (18.4) 0.401
Coronary artery disease, N (%) 45 (9.9) 35 (10.3) 10 (8.8) 0.626
Obesity, N (%) 203 (40) 157 (46) 46 (40) 0.298
COPD, N (%) 23 (5) 16 (4.7) 7 (6.1) 0.554
Symptoms
Asthenia, N (%) 324 (71) 238 (70.8) 86 (74.8) 0.308
Fever, N (%) 286 (63) 211 (62.6) 75 (65.2) 0.522
Myalgia, N (%) 221 (48.5) 179 (53.3) 42 (36.5) 0.003
Dyspnea, N (%) 305 (67) 226 (67.3) 79 (68.7) 0.633
Cough, N (%) 229 (50) 169 (50.3) 60 (52.2) 0.628
Nasal symptoms , N (%) 25 (5.5) 14 (4.2) 11 (9.6) 0.026
Peripheral oxygen saturation in room air, %, SD 88 ± 4.24 88.8 ± 4 87.1 ± 4.5 <0.001
CT findings
Extent of lesions > 50%, N (%) 129 (31.4) 86 (25,6) 43 (37) 0.021
Bilateral distribution, N (%) 386 (98.2) 287 (98.6) 99 (97) 0.42
Ground-glass opacity, N (%) 385 (96.7) 283 (93) 102 (95) 0.568
Consolidations, N (%) 276 (70.6) 202 (69.7) 74 (73.3) 0.662
Pleural effusion, N (%) 27 (6.9) 17 (6) 10 (9) 0.183
Pericardial effusion, N (%) 40 (10.2) 23 (8) 17 (16) 0.013
Outcome
Transfer to intensive care unit, N (%) 81 (16.6) 11 (3.2) 70 (60.9) <0.001
Deaths in the COVID-19 unit, N (%) 22 (4.8) 1 (0.3) 21 (1.3) <0.001