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. 2020 May 22;369:m1985. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1985

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 20 133 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 stratified by sex. Data are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Characteristics Male Female All
Total No (%) 12 068 (59.9) 8065 (40.1) 20 133
Age at admission (n=20 133)
 Median (interquartile range) 72.0 (58.0-81.0) 74.0 (58.0-84.0) 72.9 (58.0-82.0)
Age (n=20 133)
 <18 180 (1.5) 130 (1.6) 310 (1.5)
 18-39 534 (4.4) 533 (6.6) 1067 (5.3)
 40-50 888 (7.4) 530 (6.6) 1418 (7.0)
 50-59 1728 (14.3) 980 (12.2) 2708 (13.5)
 60-69 2115 (17.5) 1181 (14.6) 3296 (16.4)
 70-79 2972 (24.6) 1720 (21.3) 4692 (23.3)
 ≥80 3651 (30.3) 2991 (37.1) 6642 (33.0)
Any comorbidity (n=18 525)
 No 2591 (23.4) 1570 (21.1) 4161 (22.5)
 Yes 8492 (76.6) 5872 (78.9) 14 364 (77.5)
Chronic cardiac disease (n=17 702)
 No 7086 (66.8) 5147 (72.6) 12 233 (69.1)
 Yes 3527 (33.2) 1942 (27.4) 5469 (30.9)
Chronic pulmonary disease, not asthma (n=17 634)
 No 8616 (81.7) 5890 (83.1) 14 506 (82.3)
 Yes 1931 (18.3) 1197 (16.9) 3128 (17.7)
Asthma (n=17 535)
 No 9274 (88.6) 5721 (80.9) 14 995 (85.5)
 Yes 1192 (11.4) 1348 (19.1) 2540 (14.5)
Smoker (n=14 184)
 Never smoked 5030 (58.8) 3938 (69.9) 8968 (63.2)
 Former smoker 2972 (34.8) 1392 (24.7) 4364 (30.8)
 Yes 549 (6.4) 303 (5.4) 852 (6.0)
Chronic kidney disease (n=17 506)
 No 8792 (84.0) 5884 (83.5) 14 676 (83.8)
 Yes 1671 (16.0) 1159 (16.5) 2830 (16.2)
Diabetes without complications (n=17 599)
 No 8254 (78.3) 5695 (80.7) 13 949 (79.3)
 Yes 2290 (21.7) 1360 (19.3) 3650 (20.7)
Diabetes with complications (n=17 516)
 No 9628 (91.8) 6589 (93.8) 16 217 (92.6)
 Yes 860 (8.2) 439 (6.2) 1299 (7.4)
Obesity (n=16 081)
 No 8725 (90.6) 5671 (87.8) 14 396 (89.5)
 Yes 900 (9.4) 785 (12.2) 1685 (10.5)
Chronic neurological disorder (n=17 382)
 No 9222 (88.6) 6189 (88.7) 15 411 (88.7)
 Yes 1181 (11.4) 790 (11.3) 1971 (11.3)
Dementia (n=17 459)
 No 9211 (88.2) 5888 (83.9) 15 099 (86.5)
 Yes 1232 (11.8) 1128 (16.1) 2360 (13.5)
Malignancy (n=17 354)
 No 9251 (89.2) 6360 (91.0) 15 611 (90.0)
 Yes 1117 (10.8) 626 (9.0) 1743 (10.0)
Moderate or severe liver disease (n=17 360)
 No 10 181 (98.0) 6869 (98.5) 17 050 (98.2)
 Yes 204 (2.0) 106 (1.5) 310 (1.8)
Mild liver disease (n=17 331)
 No 10 195 (98.3) 6855 (98.5) 17 050 (98.4)
 Yes 174 (1.7) 107 (1.5) 281 (1.6)
Chronic haematological disease (n=17 328)
 No 9951 (96.0) 6684 (96.0) 16 635 (96.0)
 Yes 415 (4.0) 278 (4.0) 693 (4.0)
Rheumatological disorder (n=17 289)
 No 9562 (92.4) 6031 (86.9) 15 593 (90.2)
 Yes 787 (7.6) 909 (13.1) 1696 (9.8)
Malnutrition (n=16 695)
 No 9768 (97.8) 6531 (97.4) 16 299 (97.6)
 Yes 222 (2.2) 174 (2.6) 396 (2.4)
Previous immunosuppressant drug treatment (n=18 009)
 Yes 876 (8.1) 791 (11.0) 1667 (9.3)
 No 9339 (86.6) 6032 (83.5) 15 371 (85.4)
 Not applicable 573 (5.3) 398 (5.5) 971 (5.4)
Previous anti-infective treatment (n=18 017)
 No 1940 (18.0) 1311 (18.2) 3251 (18.0)
 Yes 8285 (76.8) 5520 (76.4) 13 805 (76.6)
 Not applicable 569 (5.3) 392 (5.4) 961 (5.3)
AIDS/HIV (n=17 251)
 No 10 259 (99.5) 6909 (99.6) 17 168 (99.5)
 Yes 55 (0.5) 28 (0.4) 83 (0.5)