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 | |
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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.