Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with COVID‐19
| No. (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 119) | TnI‐positive (n = 27) | TnI‐negative (n = 92) | ||
| Age, median (IQR), years | 69 (66–76) | 76 (69–82) | 69 (65–73.75) | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 53 (44.5) | 10 (37.0) | 43 (46.7) | 0.372 |
| Female | 66 (55.5) | 17 (63.0) | 49 (53.3) | |
| Presenting symptom | ||||
| Fever | 98 (82.4) | 22 (81.5) | 76 (82.6) | 0.893 |
| Cough | 81 (68.1) | 17 (63.0) | 64 (69.6) | 0.518 |
| Sputum | 40 (33.6) | 11 (40.7) | 29 (31.5) | 0.373 |
| Dyspnea | 48 (40.3) | 12 (44.4) | 36 (39.1) | 0.621 |
| Diarrhea | 37 (31.1) | 7 (26.0) | 30 (32.6) | 0.509 |
| Chest pain | 9 (7.6) | 2 (7.4) | 7 (7.6) | 0.972 |
| Medical history | ||||
| CHD | 19 (16.0) | 3 (11.1) | 16 (17.4) | 0.418 |
| Hypertension | 60 (50.4) | 15 (55.6) | 45 (48.9) | 0.544 |
| Diabetes | 26 (21.8) | 6 (22.2) | 20 (21.7) | 0.957 |
| Stroke | 5 (4.2) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (3.3) | 0.318 |
| CKD | 4 (3.4) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (3.3) | 1 |
| Malignant disease | 7 (5.9) | 1 (3.7) | 6 (6.5) | 0.565 |
| COPD | 2 (1.7) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (1.1) | 0.404 |
Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*
p values indicate differences between TnI‐positive and TnI‐negative groups; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.