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. 2020 Jun 23;35(25):e234. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e234

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population with COVID-19.

Characteristics All patients (n = 110) Critical patients (n = 15) Non-critical patients (n = 95) P value
Age, yr 56.9 ± 17.0 66.1 ± 10.0 55.4 ± 17.4 0.002
Sex 0.577
Male 48 (43.6) 8 (53.3) 40 (42.1)
Female 62 (56.4) 7 (46.7) 55 (57.9)
Comorbidities 49 (44.5) 7 (46.7) 42 (44.2) 1.000
Cardiovascular disease 10 (9.1) 0 (0) 10 (10.5) 0.352
Cerebrovascular disease 4 (3.6) 1 (6.7) 3 (3.2) 0.449
Chronic lung disease 4 (3.6) 1 (6.7) 3 (3.2) 0.449
Dementia 4 (3.6) 1 (6.7) 3 (3.2) 0.449
Diabetes mellitus 29 (26.4) 10 (66.7) 19 (20.0) < 0.001
Hypertension 37 (33.6) 6 (40.0) 31 (32.6) 0.770
Malignancy 6 (5.5) 1 (6.7) 5 (5.3) 1.000
Vital signs on admission
Body temperature, °C 37.2 ± 0.7 37.5 ± 0.8 37.1 ± 0.6 0.068
Heart rate, beats/min 86.0 ± 13.8 90.5 ± 10.5 85.3 ± 14.1 0.174
Respiration rate, breaths/min 21.0 ± 2.8 24.3 ± 5.4 20.5 ± 1.6 0.016
Systolic BP, mmHg 128.1 ± 18.6 133.5 ± 19.2 127.3 ± 18.5 0.235
Diastolic BP, mmHg 79.9 ± 12.2 82.5 ± 11.3 79.5 ± 12.4 0.388
Mean arterial BP, mmHg 95.9 ± 12.8 99.5 ± 13.5 95.4 ± 12.6 0.252
Complications
ARDS 18 (16.4) 13 (86.7) 5 (5.3) < 0.001
Septic shock 8 (7.3) 8 (53.3) 0 (0) < 0.001
ICU care 13 (11.8) 13 (86.7) 0 (0) < 0.001
28-day hospital mortality 6 (5.5) 6 (40.0) 0 (0) < 0.001
Scoring systems
SIRS 0.9 ± 0.9 1.7 ± 1.0 0.8 ± 0.8 < 0.001
qSOFA 0.3 ± 0.5 0.8 ± 0.6 0.2 ± 0.4 < 0.001
NEWS 2.5 ± 3.0 7.3 ± 3.4 1.7 ± 2.1 < 0.001

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, BP = blood pressure, COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, ICU = intensive care unit, NEWS = National Early Warning Score, qSOFA = quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment, SIRS = Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.