Table 2.
Characteristics of confirmed patients
| Characteristics | Total Patients | Patients on HD, n=11 | Health Care Workers, n=7 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | 55.5 (24–63) | 57 (29–63) | 37.5 (24–56) | 0.01 |
| Sex | 0.07 | |||
| Men | 8 (44.4%) | 7 (63.6%) | 1 (14.3%) | |
| Women | 10 (55.6%) | 4 (36.4%) | 6 (85.7%) | |
| Source of infection | 0.05 | |||
| Visit to China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contact of patient | 9 (50%) | 3 (27.3%) | 6 (85.7%) | |
| No obvious history | 9 (50%) | 8 (72.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | |
| Signs or symptoms on presentation | 0.98 | |||
| Fever | 10 (55.6%) | 6 (54.5%) | 4 (57.1%) | |
| URI symptoma | 3 (16.7%) | 2 (18.2%) | 1 (14.3%) | |
| No obvious symptom | 6 (27.8%) | 3 (27.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | |
| Days from onset to diagnosis | 2 (0–6) | 2 (0–6) | 2 (0–5) | 0.93 |
| Days from diagnosis to quarantine | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Patient management | 0.02 | |||
| Admission to hospital | 14 (77.8%) | 11 (100%) | 3 (42.9%) | |
| Admission to COVID-19 care center | 3 (16.7%) | 0 | 3 (42.9%) | |
| Home isolation | 1 (5.6%) | 0 | 1 (14.3%) | |
| Days from diagnosis to admission | 2 (0–14) | 1 (0–2) | 3 (2–14) | 0.002 |
| No. of close contacts in HD unitb | 12.5 (0–115) | 0 (0–115) | 27 (0–55) | 0.54 |
URI, upper respiratory infection.
a
URI symptom means symptoms of URI without fever.
b
The number of close contacts in HD units was determined on the basis of the number of first confirmed patients, and data of other confirmed participants within one center were considered as censored data.