TABLE III.
Clinical Parameters on Presentation
| Variable | Total | Survivor | Non-Survivor | P Value* | Mortality Rate per Variable |
| COVID-19 testing† | 136 | 123 | 13 | 0.001 | |
| Positive | 23 (16.9%) | 16 (13%) | 7 (53.8%) | 30.4% | |
| Negative | 39 (28.7%) | 35 (28.5%) | 4 (30.8%) | 10.3% | |
| Not tested | 74 (54.4%) | 72 (58.5%) | 2 (15.4%) | 2.7% | |
| Cough on presentation†‡ | 123 | 113 | 10 | 0.008 | |
| Yes | 15 (12.2%) | 11 (9.7%) | 4 (40%) | 26.7% | |
| No | 108 (87.8%) | 102 (90.3%) | 6 (60%) | 5.6% | |
| Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph†‡ | 135 | 122 | 13 | 0.016 | |
| Yes | 18 (13.3%) | 13 (10.7%) | 5 (38.5%) | 27.8% | |
| No | 117 (86.7%) | 109 (89.3%) | 8 (61.5%) | 6.8% | |
| White blood cell count in 1 µL of blood | |||||
| No. of patients‡ | 135 | 122 | 13 | ||
| Mean and standard deviation (µL) | 2,713 ± 3,485 | 2,755 ± 3,591 | 2,314 ± 2,323 | 0.666 | |
| Serum creatinine levels in blood | |||||
| No. of patients‡ | 114 | 104 | 10 | ||
| Mean and standard deviation (mg/dL) | 1.19 ± 0.73 | 1.19 ± 0.75 | 1.26 ± 0.57 | 0.794 |
The p values were calculated by the Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, or Fisher exact test, as appropriate.
The values are given as the number of patients, with or without the percentage in parentheses.
Data were missing for some patients.