Table 1. Characteristics of Patients with Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan as of January 22, 2020.*.
Characteristic | Before January 1 (N=47) |
January 1 –January 11 (N=248) |
January 12 –January 22 (N=130) |
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Median age (range) — yr | 56 (26–82) | 60 (21–89) | 61 (15–89) |
Age group — no./total no. (%) | |||
<15 yr | 0/47 | 0/248 | 0/130 |
15–44 yr | 12/47 (26) | 39/248 (16) | 33/130 (25) |
45–64 yr | 24/47 (51) | 106/248 (43) | 49/130 (38) |
≥65 yr | 11/47 (23) | 103/248 (42) | 48/130 (37) |
Male sex — no./total no. (%) | 31/47 (66) | 147/248 (59) | 62/130 (48) |
Exposure history — no./total no. (%) | |||
Wet market exposure | 30/47 (64) | 32/196 (16) | 5/81 (6) |
Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market | 26/47 (55) | 19/196 (10) | 5/81 (6) |
Other wet market but not Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market | 4/47 (9) | 13/196 (7) | 0/81 |
Contact with another person with respiratory symptoms | 14/47 (30) | 30/196 (15) | 21/83 (25) |
No exposure to either market or person with respiratory symptoms | 12/47 (26) | 141/196 (72) | 59/81 (73) |
Health care worker — no./total no. (%) | 0/47 | 7/248 (3) | 8/122 (7) |
Reduced denominators indicate missing data. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.