TABLE 2.
Patients Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Tests and Their Correlation With Fatal Outcome
| Sign and Symptoms | Patients Number/total (%) | Statistical correlation with fatal outcome (P) |
|---|---|---|
| Cough | 148/246 (60.1%) | 0.140 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Dyspnea | 120/246 (48.8%) | 0.001 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Hemoptysis | 2/246 (0.8%) | 0.656 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Chest pain | 12/246 (4.9%) | 0.336 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Cutaneous rash | 2/246 (0.8%) | 0.656 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 52/246 (21.14%) | 0.722 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Conjunctivitis | 4/246 (1.63%) | 0.527 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Fever | 234/246 (95.1%) | 0.336 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Days of fever | 6.7±6 (3.5%) | <0.001 (Pearson X2 test) |
| Temperature | 37.9±0.8° C | 0.432 (Mann-Whitney U-test) |
| Oxygen saturation | 91.5±7.7 | <0.001 (Mann-Whitney U-test) |
| Blood tests | P (Mann-Whitney U-test) | |
| Leukocytes | 7.3±3.9 109/L (NR 4.19-9.35 109/L) | 0.023 |
| Neutrophils | 5.4±3.9 109/L (NR 1.91-6.23 109/L) | 0.126 |
| Monomorphous % | 24.87±13 % | 0.004 |
| Polymorphus % | 75.15±12.9 % | 0.004 |
| Lymphocytes | 1.4±1.4 x109/L (NR 1.13-3.37x109/L) | 0.028 |
| Platelets | 227±111x109/L (NR. 169-359 109/L) | 0.463 |
| Erythrocytes | 4.7±0.8x1012/L (NR 4.13-5.15*10^12/L) | 0.084 |
| D-dimer | 1532±5600 ng/mL (NR 250-500 ng/mL) | <0.001 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 54.1±38.2 U/L (NR 10-35 U/L) | 0.290 |
| Alanine aminotransferase | 44.6±41 U/L (NR. 10-33 U/L) | 0.455 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 353.6±148.9 U/L (NR 135-225 U/L) | 0.023 |
| C-reactive protein | 99.8±94.3 mg/L (NR 0-5 mg/L) | <0.001 |
| Fibrinogen | 633.86±88.82 (V.N. 270-470 mg/dL) | 0.007 |
| Troponin T | 32.03±38.29 (V.N. 0-14 ng/L) | 0.001 |
| Arterial blood gas | pH 7.46±0.056 PaO2 63.68±18.85 PaCO2 33.40±8.94 SaO2 91.16±11.29 | 0.381 0.620 0.951 0.443 |
Abbreviation: NR, normal range.