Table 1.
Clinical data
| COVID-19 | Non-COVID-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. patients | % | N. patients | % | |
| Patients demographics | ||||
| Mean age | 66 ± 16 year | 63 ± 15 year | ||
| Years (range) | 18-97 | 18-96 | ||
| Number patients | 136 | 100 | 54 | 100 |
| Male | 87/136 | 64 | 25/54 | 46 |
| Female | 49/136 | 36 | 29/54 | 54 |
| Blood test | ||||
| C-reactive protein (mg/L; normal range 0.00–0.50) | ||||
| Increased | 128/136 | 94 | 41/54 | 76 |
| Normal | 8/136 | 7 | 13/54 | 24 |
| Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (U/L; range 125–220) | ||||
| Increased | 122/136 | 90 | 40/54 | 74 |
| Normal | 14/136 | 10 | 14/54 | 26 |
| Lymphocytes (× 103/mm3, normal range 1.5–3.0) | ||||
| Increased | 1/136 | 0.7 | 4/54 | 7 |
| Decreased | 106/136 | 78 | 32/54 | 59 |
| Normal | 29/136 | 21.3 | 18/54 | 34 |
| D-dimer (ng/ml, normal < 243) | ||||
| Increased | 87/136 | 64 | 33/54 | 61 |
| Normal | 49/136 | 36 | 21/54 | 39 |
| Symptoms | ||||
| Fever (> 38°) | 80/136 | 59 | 26/54 | 48 |
| Cough | 49/136 | 36 | 20/54 | 37 |
| Dyspnea | 47/136 | 34 | 13/54 | 24 |