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. 2020 Mar 26;382(13):1199–1207. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001316

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)
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.