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. 2020 Sep 22;15(1):64. doi: 10.5334/gh.814

Table 1.

Summary of 25 studies included in systematic review.

Reference Journal Region Setting Sample size Severe, n (%) Age median (IQR) or mean (SD) in y Male, n (%) Current smoking, n (%) HTN, n (%) DM, n (%) CVD, n (%)

Bhatraju PK NEJM USA 9 Seattle-area hospitals 24 18 (75) 64 (18) 15 (63) 5 (22)* 14 (58) 2 (8)
Cao J Intensive Care Med China Zhongnan Hospital 102 18 (18) 54 (37–67) 53 (52) –   28 (28) 11 (11) 5 (5)
Chen J J Infect China Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center 249 22 (9) 51 (36–64) 126 (51) –   55 (22)
Chen T BMJ China Tongji Hospital 274 196 (72) 62 (44–70) 170 (62) 11 (4)   93 (34) 47 (17) 22 (8)
Cheng Y Kidney International China Tongji Hospital 701 113 (16) 63 (50–71) 367 (52) –   233 (33) 100 (14)
China CDC CCDC China China National Data 44,672 8,255 (19) 22,981 (51) –   2,683 (13) 1,102 (5) 873 (4)
Deng Y Chin Med J China Tongji Hospital and Central Hospital of Wuhan 225 109 (48) 124 (55) –   58 (26) 26 (12) 17 (8)
Guan W NEJM China 552 hospitals in 30 provinces 1099 67 (6) 47 (35–58) 637 (58) 137 (13)   165 (15) 81 (7) 27 (3)
Guo T JAMA Cardiol China Seventh Hospital of Wuhan 187 43 (23) 59 (15) 91 (49) 18 (10)   61 (33) 28 (15) 21 (11)
Huang C Lancet China Jinyintan Hospital 41 13 (32) 49 (41–58) 30 (73) 3 (7)   6 (15)
Lian J Clin Infect Dis China Hospitals in Zhejiang province 788 77 (10) 46 (15) 407 (52) 54 (7)   126 (16) 57 (7) 11 (1)
Liang W Lancet Oncology China 575 hospitals across China 1,590 131 (8) 49 ± 16 909 (57) 111 (7)  
Onder G JAMA Italy Italy National Data 22,512 1,625 (7) –  
Ruan Q Intensive Care Med China Jinyintan Hospital and Tongji Hospital 150 67 (45) 102 (68) –   52 (35) 13 (9)
Shi S JAMA Cardiol China Zhejiang Province 416 97 (23) 64 (21–95) 205 (49) –   127 (31) 60 (14) 44 (11)
Tang N J Thromb Haemost China Tongji Hospital 183 21 (12) 54 ± 16 98 (54) –  
US CDC MMWR US US National Data 2,449 121 (5) –  
US CDC_2 MMWR USA US National Data 6,637 457 (6) 86 (1)   106 (2) 723 (11) 597 (9)
Wang D JAMA China Zhongnan Hospital 138 36 (26) 56 (42–68) 75 (54) –   43 (31) 14 (10) 20 (15)
Wang L J Infect China Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University 339 80 (24) 69 (65–76) 166 (49) –   138 (41) 54 (16) 53 (16)
Wu C JAMA Intern Med China Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan 201 84 (42) 51 (43–60) 128 (64) –   39 (19) 22 (11) 8 (4)
Yang X Lancet Respir China Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan 52 35 (67) 60 (13) 35 (67) 2 (4)   9 (17) 5 (10)
Yuan M PLoS One China Central Hospital of Wuhan 27 10 (41) 60 (47–69) 12 (45) –   5 (19) 6 (22) 3 (11)
Zhang L Ann Oncol China Tongji Sino-French New Town Hospital, Union Red Cross Hospital and Union West Hospital 28 15 (54) 65 (56–70) 17 (61) –   4 (14) 4 (14)
Zhou F Lancet China Jinyintan Hospital and Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital 191 59 (31) 56 (46–67) 119 (62) 11 (6)   58 (30) 36 (19) 15 (8)

All studies were published in 2020.

Abbreviations: COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; CVD: cardiovascular disease; DM: diabetes; HTN: hypertension; NR, not reported.

* Current or former smoking.