Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients (n = 125).
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Median (Q1–Q3) age, years | 63 (53–76) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 60 (48) |
| Health care professional, n (%) | 14 (11) |
| Nursing home residency, n (%) | 4 (3.2) |
| Comorbidities*, n (%) | |
| Arterial hypertension | 25 (20) |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 11 (8.8) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 18 (14) |
| Chronic renal disease | 4 (3.2) |
| Chronic lung disease | 6 (4.8) |
| Cirrhosis | 2 (1.6) |
| Dementia | 14 (11) |
| Cancer | 7 (5.6) |
| Drug-related immunosuppression | 3 (2.4) |
| HIV infection | 1 (0.8) |
| Charlson index, n (%) | |
| 0 | 15 (12) |
| 1–2 | 47 (38) |
| 3–4 | 37 (30) |
| ≥ 5 | 26 (21) |
| COVID-19 clinical presentation, n (%) | |
| Extrapulmonary infection | 15 (12) |
| Pneumonia | 96 (77) |
| Severe pneumonia | 12 (9.6) |
| Acute severe respiratory distress syndrome | 2 (1.6) |
| SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, n (%) | |
| PCR | 122 (98) |
| Serology | 3 (2.4) |
aMain comorbidity per patient: for each patient a single comorbidity was selected, i.e. the condition considered most severe.