Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 64).
| patient characteristics | patients (n = 64) |
|---|---|
| age (years) | 57.2 (SD 14.5) |
| time between symptom onlapse and first CT scan (days) | 7 (IQR 5−7.25) |
| gender | |
| male | 40 (62 %) |
| female | 24 (38 %) |
| symptoms | |
| fevera (>37.5 °C) | 47 (75 %) |
| cougha | 48 (79 %) |
| dyspneaa | 41 (68 %) |
| fatiguea | 34 (72 %) |
| taste dysfunctiona | 11 (25 %) |
| gastrointestinala | 12 (27 %) |
| comorbidities | |
| diabetesa | 8 (12 %) |
| cardiac failurea | 3 (5%) |
| coronary heart diseasea | 6 (9%) |
| COPDa | 2 (3%) |
| asthmaa | 3 (5%) |
| high blood pressurea | 23 (37 %) |
| outcome | |
| positive (group 1) | 31 (48 %) |
| negative (group 2) | 33 (52 %) |
| death | 9 (14 %) |
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a
Occasional missing values were counted as patients without symptoms/comorbidities.