Table 4.
Admission early in the epidemic versus later in the epidemic
| Early a (n = 206) |
Late b (n = 113) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age — median (IQR) | 74 (62–83) | 73 (59–83) | 0.3138 |
| Hypertension — no. (%) | 116 (56.31) | 46 (40.71) | 0.008 |
| Diabetes — no. (%) | 45 (21.84) | 20 (17.70) | 0.3754 |
| Coronary heart disease — no. (%) | 45 (21.84) | 27 (23.89) | 0.677 |
| Chronic renal disease — no. (%) | 42 (20.49) | 20 (17.70) | 0.5457 |
| Number of days ill before admission – days (IQR) | 6.5 (2–10) | 7.8 (4–10) | 0.0384 |
| - Not measured | 8 | 22 | |
| Admission to ICU — no. (%) | 44 (21.36) | 19 (16.81) | 0.3248 |
| Death — no. (%) | 62 (30.10) | 19 (16.81) | 0008 |
aPatients admitted between March 11 and March 30
bPatients admitted between March 31 and April 15