Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients.
| Inpatient (n = 284) | Outpatient (n = 446) | P-value | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median, (25–75th percentile) | 58 (47–67.5) | 35 (27–44) | 42 (30–55) | |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 147 (40.3) | 218 (59.7) | 365 (49.9) | |
| Fever present, n (%) | 93 (32.7) | 137 (30.7) | 0.50 | 230 (31.5) |
| Cough present, n (%) | 201 (70.8) | 286 (64.1) | 0.14 | 487 (66.7) |
| Dyspnea present, n (%) | 96 (33.8) | 136 (30.5) | 0.19 | 232 (31.8) |
| Contact with documented or suspected case, n (%) | 157 (55.3) | 260 (58.3) | 0.68 | 417 (57.1) |
| At least one comorbidity present (%) | 177 (62.3) | 76 (17.0) | 253 (34.6) | |
| Number of comorbidities | ||||
| 0 | 106 (37.3) | 370 (83.0) | < 0.01 | 476 (65.2) |
| 1 | 66 (23.2) | 51 (11.4) | 117 (16.0) | |
| 2 | 53 (18.7) | 17 (3.8) | 70 (9.6) | |
| 3 | 34 (12.3) | 5 (1.1) | 40 (5.5) | |
| ≥ 4 | 24 (8.5) | 3 (0.7) | 27 (3.7) | |
| CRP ≥ 30 (%) | 120 (48.6) | 4 (12.5) | < 0.01 | 124 (44.4) |
| CRP ≥ 5 | 214 (86.6) | 12 (37.5) | < 0.01 | 226 (81.0) |
| Chest CT severity score | ||||
| TSS, median (IQR) | 5 (3–6) | 1 (0–3) | < 0.01 | 2 (0–5) |
| None (0) | 20 (7.0) | 216 (48.4) | < 0.01 | 236 (32.3) |
| Mild (1–5) | 182 (64.1) | 211 (47.3) | 393 (53.8) | |
| Moderate (6–10) | 67 (23.6) | 19 (4.3) | 86 (11.8) | |
| Severe (11–20) | 15 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 15 (2.1) | |
| Viral load (CT), median (25–75th percentile) | 28.16 (24.5–31.6) | 26.77 (23.1–29.7) | 27.2 (23.5–30.5) | |
| Viral load, n (%) | ||||
| High (< 20) | 13 (4.6) | 31 (7.0) | < 0.01 | 44 (6.0) |
| Medium (20–29.9) | 170 (59.9) | 307 (68.8) | 477 (65.3) | |
| Low (30–39.9) | 92 (32.4) | 100 (22.4) | 192 (26.3) | |
| Very low (> 40) | 9 (3.2) | 8 (1.8) | 17 (2.3) | |
| ICU need, on admission and during | 45 (15.8) | |||
| In-hospital mortality | 27 (9.5) |
*Documented comorbidities included hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary diseases, malignancy, chronic liver disease, HIV infection, and connective tissue disease.
CRP, C-reactive protein; TSS, Total Severity Score; ICU, intensive care unit.