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. 2020 Oct 31;24(6):524–533. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2020.10.002

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics, presentation signs and symptoms and laboratory results.a

COVID-19 Diagnosis
Total patients (n = 159), No. (%) Yes
(n = 86), No. (%)
No
(n = 73), No. (%)
P-value
Demographic Information
Age, mean (SD), y 57.9 (18.0) 60.0 (15.2) 55.4 (20.6) .12
Male 88 (55.3) 53 (61.6) 35 (47.9) .10
Comorbidities 103 (64.8) 58 (67.4) 45 (61.6) .40
Cancer 11 (6.9) 6 (7) 5 (6.8) >.99
Hypertension 52 (32.7) 31 (36) 21 (28.8) .31
Coronary artery disease 8 (5) 3 (3.5) 5 (6.8) .57
Congestive heart failure 3 (1.9) 0 (0) 3 (4.1) .19
Diabetes 20 (12.6) 13 (15.1) 7 (9.6) .38
Hematologic disease 2 (1.3) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.4) >.99
Immunosuppression 8 (5) 3 (3.5) 5 (6.8) .57
Liver disease 2 (1.3) 2 (2.3) 0 (0) .54
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 97 (61.0) 56 (65.1) 41 (56.2) .64
Pulmonary disease 33 (20.8) 14 (16.3) 19 (26.0) .21
Smoker 7 (4.4) 2 (2.3) 5 (6.8) .33
Signs and symptoms
Anosmia 9 (5.7) 9 (10.5) 0 (0) .01
Chest pain 19 (11.9) 5 (5.8) 14 (19.2) .02
Cough 114 (71.7) 67 (77.9) 47 (64.4) .06
Diarrhea 1 (0.6) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) .57
Dyspnea 86 (54.1) 49 (57.0) 37 (50.7) .42
Fatigue 82 (51.6) 29 (57.0) 33 (45.2) .15
Headache 41 (25.8) 19 (22.1) 22 (30.1) .35
Myalgia 55 (34.6) 35 (40.7) 20 (27.4) .09
Rhinorrhea 36 (22.6) 18 (20.9) 18 (24.7) .74
Temperature ≥ 37.8 °C 35 (22.0) 23 (26.7) 12 (16.4) .14
Oxygen saturation ≤93% 31 (19.5) 23 (26.7) 8 (11.0) .006
Initial laboratory measures
Leukocytes, median (IQR), /mm3 6820 (4915−9540) 5930 (4460−7510) 9230 (6760−11480) .001
Lymphocyte, median (IQR), /mm3 1290 (880−1785) 1165 (850−1510) 1610 (970−2150) .005
Platelets, median (IQR), /mm3 188.000 (253.000−144.500) 166.000 (130.000−204.000) 218.000 (179.000−273.000) .001
C-reactive protein, median (IQR), mg/dL 3.75 (1.10−7.30) 4.00 (1.80−7.30) 3.50 (0.60−7.30) .22
Creatinine, mg/dL, median (IQR), mg/dL 0.90 (0.70−1.10) 0.90 (0.70−1.10) 0.90 (0.70−1.05) .86
d-dimer, median (IQR), ng/mL 512.0 (349.0−795.0) 512.0 (286.5−773.0) 479.0 (336.0−1256.0) .96

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range.

Please note, subtitles rows do not have data.

a

Presentation symptoms, vital signs, and laboratory results were selected to be included according to the relevance to the characterization of patients with COVID-19.