Table 3. Symptoms of hospitalised COVID-19 cases at admission to the infectious and tropical diseases unit of University Hospital, Florence, Italy, 25 February–26 March 2020 (n = 84).
| Symptoms |
Total (n = 84) |
Not ICU transferred (n = 68) |
ICU transferred (n = 16) |
p value |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Fever >38° C | 73 | 86.9 | 59 | 86.8 | 14 | – | 0.937c |
| Cough | 59 | 70.2 | 50 | 73.5 | 9 | 56.2 | 0.174c |
| Dysgeusiaa | 26 | 54.1a | 26 | 54.1a | NA | – | – |
| Dyspnoea | 25 | 29.8 | 18 | 26.5 | 7 | 43.8 | 0.174c |
| Anosmiaa | 17 | 35.4a | 17 | 35.4a | NA | – | – |
| Asthenia | 19 | 22.6 | 16 | 23.5 | 3 | 18.7 | 1.000b |
| Diarrhoea | 16 | 19.0 | 16 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Myalgia/arthralgia | 10 | 11.9 | 9 | 13.2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.679b |
| Sputum | 9 | 10.7 | 8 | 11.8 | 1 | 6.3 | 1.000b |
| Headache | 7 | 8.3 | 7 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Nausea/vomit | 7 | 8.3 | 7 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Sore throat | 5 | 5.9 | 5 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Nasal congestion | 4 | 4.8 | 4 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Rash | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease; ICU: intensive care unit; NA: not available.
a Available for 48 of 68 patients.
b Fisher’s exact test.
c chi square test.