Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and underlying comorbidities of A(H7N9) patients at hospital admission.a
| Characteristics | A(H7N9) (N = 61) | Rehabilitation of Pulmonary function (N = 23) | Rehabilitation of Chest CT scan (N = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristic | |||
| Age, median years (range) | 50 (4-80) | 49 (4-78) | 21·5 (4-49) |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 0-4 | 1 (1·6) | 1 (4·3) | 1 (12·5) |
| 5-14 | 4 (6·6) | 1 (4·3) | 2 (25·0) |
| 15-24 | 2 (3·3) | 2 (8·7) | 2 (25·0) |
| 25-49 | 20 (32·8) | 8 (34·8) | 3 (37·5) |
| 50-64 | 14 (23·0) | 5 (21·7) | 0 (0·0) |
| ≥65 | 20 (32·8) | 6 (26·1) | 0 (0·0) |
| Male | 42 (68·9) | 15 (65·2) | 7 (87·5) |
| Underlying comorbiditiesb | |||
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 2 (3·3) | 0 (0·0) | 0 (0·0) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 13 (21·3) | 7 (30·4) | 0 (0·0) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (8·2) | 2 (8·7) | 1 (12·5) |
| Anemia | 1 (1·6) | 0 (0·0) | 0 (0·0) |
| Chronic atrophic gastritis | 1 (1·6) | 0 (0·0) | 0 (0·0) |
| Chronic liver diseasec | 1 (1·6) | 1 (4·3) | 1 (12·5) |
| Schizophrenia | 1 (1·6) | 0 (0·0) | 1 (12·5) |
| Tuberculosis | 1 (1·6) | 0 (0·0) | 0 (0·0) |
| Othersd | 3 (4·9) | 1 (4·3) | 0 (0·0) |
| Any Underlying comorbidities | 27 (44·3) | 10 (43·5) | 3 (37·5) |
a
Figures are No. (%) unless stated otherwise. NA: Data unavailable. The column of “Rehabilitation of pulmonary function and chest CT scan” represent A(H7N9) patients recovered during follow-up visit.
b
Comorbidities not mutually exclusive; some patients had multiple chronic comorbid diseases.
c
Suspected hepatitis B.
d
Other underlying comorbidities including: hemangioma, uterine fibroid and cerebellar atrophy.