Table 2.
The clinical characteristics of patients infected with COVID-19.
| Characteristics | Patients (n = 31) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 62.3 (14.4) |
| Range | |
| ≥70 | 9 (29) |
| 60–69 | 10 (32.3) |
| 50–59 | 6 (19.4) |
| 40–49 | 4 (12.9) |
| ≤39 | 2 (6.5) |
| Sex | |
| Women | 13 (41.9) |
| Men | 18 (58.1) |
| Contact history | 26 (83.9) |
| Confirmed case | 12 (38.7) |
| Chronic medical illness | |
| Hypertension | 25 (80.6) |
| Diabetes | 6 (19.4) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 7 (22.6) |
| Malignancies | 0 (0) |
| Pulmonary disease | 1 (3.2) |
| Chronic liver disease | 1 (3.2) |
| Grading of disease | |
| Mile | 19 (61.3) |
| Severe | 12 (38.7) |
| Critical | 0 (0) |
| Confirmed case | 12 (38.7) |
| Signs and symptoms at admission | |
| Fever | 13 (41.9) |
| Highest temperature, °C | |
| <37·3 | 18 (58.1) |
| 37·3–38·0 | 4 (12.9) |
| 38·1–39·0 | 9 (29) |
| >39·0 | 0 (0) |
| Cough | 26 (83.9) |
| Shortness of breath | 15 (48.4) |
| Muscle ache | 2 (6.5) |
| Headache | 0 (0) |
| Sore throat | 0 (0) |
| Rhinorrhea | 0 (0) |
| Fatigue | 11 (35.5) |
| Chest pain | 2 (6.5) |
| Diarrhea | 5 (16.1) |
| Nausea and vomiting | 2 (6.5) |
| More than one sign or symptom | 20 (64.5) |
| Fever, cough, and shortness of breath | 7 (22.6) |
| Low oxygen saturation | 12 (38.7) |