Table 2.
Characteristics of respiratory patients by week.
| March 31 (N=53) | April 7 (N=73) | April 14 (N=79) | April 21 (N=67) | April 28 (N=90) | May 5 (N=84) | All 2019 (N=1253) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| Mean (SD), y | 55.8 (18.6) | 51.3 (17.1) | 49.6 (18.9) | 53.8 (15.6) | 55.1 (15.9) | 57.8 (14.5) | 53.5 (24.6) |
| Median (min, max) | 55.5 (1.00, 95.0) | 51.0 (19.0, 89.0) | 44.0 (1.00, 94.0) | 52.5 (2.00, 97.0) | 56.0 (4.00, 88.0) | 58.0 (28.0, 92.0) | 56.0 (1.00, 105) |
| Missing (%) | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.2) |
| Categoric age (%) | |||||||
| 0–18: pediatric | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 118 (9.4) |
| 18–64: adult | 37 (69.8) | 59 (80.8) | 57 (72.2) | 51 (75.0) | 63 (70.0) | 55 (65.5) | 666 (53.2) |
| ≥65: elderly | 14 (26.4) | 14 (19.2) | 21 (26.6) | 16 (23.5) | 25 (27.8) | 29 (34.5) | 467 (37.3) |
| Missing | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.2) |
| Sex (%) | |||||||
| Women | 24 (45.3) | 30 (41.1) | 24 (30.4) | 28 (41.2) | 29 (32.2) | 37 (44.0) | 569 (45.4) |
| Men | 29 (54.7) | 43 (58.9) | 55 (69.6) | 40 (58.8) | 61 (67.8) | 47 (56.0) | 684 (54.6) |
| Health insurance (%) | |||||||
| IMSS | 35 (66.0) | 54 (74.0) | 56 (70.9) | 42 (61.8) | 57 (63.3) | 53 (63.1) | 487 (38.9) |
| ISSSTE∗ | 2 (3.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 3 (4.4) | 2 (2.2) | 6 (7.1) | 46 (3.7) |
| Uninsured | 11 (20.8) | 11 (15.1) | 16 (20.3) | 18 (26.5) | 23 (25.6) | 18 (21.4) | 310 (24.7) |
| Seguro Popular/INSABI† | 2 (3.8) | 4 (5.5) | 4 (5.1) | 5 (7.4) | 5 (5.6) | 5 (6.0) | 359 (28.7) |
| Private | 3 (5.7) | 3 (4.1) | 3 (3.8) | 0 | 3 (3.3) | 2 (2.4) | 51 (4.1) |
| CPR (%) | |||||||
| Advanced | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.2) |
| Basic | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 7 (0.6) |
| None | 53 (100) | 72 (98.6) | 78 (98.7) | 67 (98.5) | 90 (100) | 84 (100) | 1,243 (99.2) |
| Call-to-arrival time | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 18.1 (10.4) | 28.7 (63.3) | 19.8 (9.62) | 21.3 (9.05) | 19.8 (14.7) | 22.4 (13.4) | 16.4 (26.1) |
| Median (min, max) | 17.0 (0, 61.0) | 17.0 (0, 517) | 18.5 (0, 42.0) | 20.0 (8.00, 43.0) | 18.0 (0, 88.0) | 21.5 (0, 67.0) | 14.0 (0, 620) |
| Missing (%) | 0 | 8 (11.0) | 11 (13.9) | 10 (14.7) | 13 (14.4) | 4 (4.8) | 57 (4.5) |
| Level of consciousness (%) | |||||||
| Alert | 46 (86.8) | 60 (82.2) | 67 (84.8) | 48 (70.6) | 72 (80.0) | 64 (76.2) | 930 (74.2) |
| Verbal stimulus | 2 (3.8) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (2.5) | 4 (5.9) | 8 (8.9) | 2 (2.4) | 65 (5.2) |
| Painful stimulus | 2 (3.8) | 4 (5.5) | 3 (3.8) | 5 (7.4) | 3 (3.3) | 9 (10.7) | 107 (8.5) |
| Unresponsive | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 78 (6.2) |
| Missing | 3 (5.7) | 5 (6.8) | 4 (5.1) | 8 (11.8) | 5 (5.6) | 9 (10.7) | 73 (5.8) |
| Spo2 | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 89.0 (10.4) | 83.1 (15.4) | 83.1 (14.6) | 81.8 (16.2) | 77.1 (19.8) | 77.7 (18.5) | 90.0 (10.6) |
| Median (min, max) | 90.0 (50.0, 99.0) | 88.0 (40.0, 98.0) | 86.5 (30.0, 100) | 88.0 (43.0, 100) | 82.0 (0, 98.0) | 83.0 (31.0, 98.0) | 92.0 (0, 100) |
| Missing (%) | 3 (5.7) | 4 (5.5) | 3 (3.8) | 6 (8.8) | 5 (5.6) | 6 (7.1) | 65 (5.2) |
Numbers exclude trauma-related patients and out-of-hospital deaths. The peak observed respiratory case period, from March 31 to May 11, is compared with all of 2019.
∗
Health insurance for government workers.
†
Social safety net health insurance.