Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19.

	ALL (n = 111)	Discharge (n = 93)	Deterioration (n = 18)	p value
Age (years)	38.0 (32.0−57.0)	36.0 (31.0−47.5)	60.0 (48.5−81.5)	<0.001
Sex (male/female)	46/65	32/61	14/4	0.001
Comorbidity	37 (33.3 %)	22 (23.7 %)	15 (83.3 %)	<0.001
Hypertension	15 (13.5 %)	5 (5.4 %)	10 (55.6 %)	<0.001
Cardiovascular disease	3 (2.7 %)	1 (1.1 %)	2 (11.1 %)	0.068
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3 (2.7 %)	2 (2.2 %)	1 (5.6 %)	0.415
Diabetes	14 (12.6 %)	5 (5.4 %)	9 (50.0 %)	<0.001
Malignancy	8 (7.2 %)	8 (8.6 %)	0	0.350
Chronic liver disease	1 (0.9 %)	0	1 (5.6 %)	0.162
Signs and symptoms
Fever	79 (71.2 %)	63 (67.7 %)	16 (88.9 %)	0.090
Cough	42 (37.8 %)	39 (41.9 %)	3 (16.7 %)	0.062
Dyspnea	18 (16.2 %)	9 (9.7 %)	9 (50.0 %)	<0.001
Pharyngalgia	7 (6.3 %)	7 (7.5 %)	0	0.362
Fatigue	20 (18.0 %)	18 (19.4 %)	2 (11.1 %)	0.520
Myalgia	7 (6.3 %)	5 (5.4 %)	2 (11.1 %)	0.596
Headache	4 (3.6 %)	4 (4.3 %)	0	0.610
Diarrhea	10 (9.0 %)	9 (9.7 %)	1 (5.6 %)	0.698
Chest pain	12 (10.8 %)	9 (9.7 %)	3 (16.7 %)	0.408
Temperature＞37.3℃	39 (35.1 %)	26 (28.0 %)	13 (72.2 %)	0.001
Respiratory rate＞24 breaths per min	14 (12.6 %)	6 (6.5 %)	8 (44.4 %)	＜0.001
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	124.0 (115.0−134.0)	122.0 (115.0−130.0)	135.5 (111.0−153.0)	0.034
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	79.0 (74.0−87.0)	80.0 (74.0−88.0)	78.0 (74.5−85.5)	0.703
Heart rate (bpm)	84.0 (78.0−98.0)	83.0 (78.0−97.0)	90.0 (78.8−100.5)	0.069
Days from illness onset to admission	7.0 (5.0−10.0)	7.0 (5.0−10.0)	8.0 (4.0−13.3)	0.917
6-category ordinal scale of clinical status				0.303
2	63	55	8
3	48	38	10

P values indicate differences between discharge and dead patients. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.