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. 2020 Jun 26;8(12):2554–2565. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i12.2554

Table 2.

The incidence of symptoms in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at the time of admission (%)

Symptom (%) T (n = 48) A (n = 31) B (n = 17) χ2 (P value1) C (n = 14) D (n = 34) χ2 (P value2) E (n = 38) F (n = 9) χ2 (P value3)
Fever 89.6 (43) 93.5 (29) 82.4 (14) 0.5189 (> 0.25) 71.4 (10) 67.6 (23) 0.0073 (> 0.9) 92.1 (35) 88.9 (8) 0.1238 (> 0.5)
Cough and expectoration 85.4 (41) 87.1 (27) 82.4 (14) 0.0013 (> 0.9) 71.4 (10) 91.2 (31) 1.722 (> 0.1) 86.8 (33) 88.9 (8) 0.0276 (> 0.5)
Chill 45.8 (22) 51.6 (16) 35.3 (6) 1.1777 (> 0.25) 42.9 (6) 47.1 (16) 0.0705 (> 0.75) 47.4 (18) 44.4 (4) 0.0455 (> 0.5)
Fatigue 45.8 (22) 45.2 (14) 47.1 (8) 0.7802 (> 0.25) 50 (7) 44.1 (15) 0.1382 (> 0.75) 44.7 (17) 55.6 (5) 0.0455 (> 0.5)
Poor appetite 27.1 (13) 25.8 (8) 29.4 (5) 1.1868 (> 0.25) 35.7 (5) 23.5 (8) 0.2562 (> 0.5) 23.7 (9) 44.4 (4) 0.9938 (> 0.25)
Sore throat 18.8 (9) 16.1 (5) 23.5 (4) 0.0584 (> 0.25) 21.4 (3) 17.6 (6) 0.0103 (> 0.9) 18.4 (7) 11.1 (1) 0.00099 (> 0.9)
Dyspnea 18.8 (9) 16.1 (5) 23.5 (4) 0.0584 (> 0.25) 14.3 (2) 20.6 (7) 0.0103 (> 0.9) 13.2 (5) 44.4 (4) 2.8017 (> 0.05)
Diarrhea 14.6 (7) 6.5 (2) 29.4 (5) 4.494 (> 0.25) 14.3 (2) 14.7 (5) 0.1701 (> 0.5) 7.9 (3) 33.3 (3) 2.2526 (> 0.1)
Dizziness 10.4 (5) 6.5 (2) 17.6 (3) 0.5189 (> 0.25) 21.4 (3) 5.9 (2) 1.1726 (> 0.25) 10.5 (4) 11.1 (1) 0.3025 (> 0.5)
Headache 10.4 (5) 12.9 (4) 5.9 (1) 0.1413 (> 0.25) 0 (0) 14.7 (5) 0.9925 (> 0.25) 7.9 (3) 22.2 (2) 0.4255 (> 0.1)
Muscle ache 10.4 (5) 3.2 (1) 23.5 (4) 2.9184 (> 0.05) 14.3 (2) 8.8 (3) 0.0019 (> 0.9) 10.5 (4) 11.1 (1) 0.3025 (> 0.9)
Nausea and vomiting 8.3 (4) 6.5 (2) 11.8 (2) 0.0083 (> 0.5) 7.1 (1) 8.8 (3) 0.1467 (> 0.9) 10.5 (4) 0 (0) 0.1248 (> 0.5)
Hemoptysis 8.3 (4) 6.5 (2) 11.8 (2) 0.0083 (> 0.05) 7.1 (1) 8.8 (3) 0.1467 (> 0.9) 7.9 (3) 11.1 (1) 0.1248 (> 0.5)
Runny nose 2.1 (1) 3.2 (1) 0 (0) 0.0949 (> 0.5) 0 (0) 2.9 (1) 0.2146 (> 0.5) 2.6 (1) 0 (0) 0.6281 (> 0.25)
1

Indicates differences between male and female patients.

2

Denotes differences between patients with and without basic diseases.

3

Represents differences between moderate and severe patients. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. T: All patients; A: Male; B: Female; C: With basic diseases; D: Without basic diseases; E: Moderate; F: Severe.