Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the overall study population
| Variable | Patients (n = 131) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20-90 |
| Sex | |
| M | 63 (48%) |
| F | 68 (52%) |
| Exposure history | |
| Close contact | 100 (76%) |
| Uncertainty | 31 (24%) |
| Clinical symptoms | |
| Fever | 85 (65%) |
| Cough | 85 (65%) |
| Feeble | 13 (10%) |
| Shortness of breath | 5 (4%) |
| Muscle ache | 2 (2%) |
| Diarrhoea | 1 (1%) |
| Blood biochemistry | |
| Leucocytes (× 109per L) | |
| Decreased | 11 (8%) |
| Normal | 111 (85%) |
| Increased | 9 (7%) |
| Neutrophils (× 109 per L) | |
| Decreased | 5 (4%) |
| Normal | 109 (83%) |
| Increased | 17 (13%) |
| Lymphocytes (× 109 per L) | |
| Decreased | 74 (57%) |
| Normal | 57 (43%) |
| Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | |
| Increased | 69 (53%) |
| Normal | 62 (47%) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | |
| Increased | 75 (57%) |
| Normal | 56 (43%) |