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. 2020 Dec 17;15(12):e0244125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244125

Table 1. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of patients on admission.

Total Non-severe Severe p value
(n = 562) (n = 509) (n = 53)
Demographics
Age, years 47.00((35.00–57.00) 46.00(33.00–56.00) 59.00(48.00–65.00) <0.0001
Epidemic area exposure history 171(30.42%) 164(32.22%) 7(13.20%) 0.004
Symptoms and signs
Fever 226(40.21%) 191(37.52%) 35(66.04%) <0.0001
Fatigue 107(19.04%) 87(17.09%) 20(37.74%) <0.0001
Cough 287(51.07%) 245(48.13%) 42(79.25%) <0.0001
Anorexia 82(14.59%) 69(13.56%) 13(24.53%) 0.031
Diarrhea 59(10.50%) 58(11.39%) 1(1.89%) 0.032
Asthma 68(12.10%) 46(9.04%) 22(41.51%) <0.0001
Laboratory findings
Albumin, g/L 39.70(35.88–43.93) 39.95(36.00–44.00) 37.97(33.93–42.56) 0.037
Cystatin C, mg/L
<0.54 2(0.36%) 2(0.39%) 0 0.017
0.54–1.5 182(32.38%) 165(32.42%) 17(32.08%) ..
>1.5 11(1.96%) 7(1.38%) 4(7.55%) ..
White blood cell count, 10^9/L 5.86(4.49–7.56) 5.80(4.46–7.47) 6.65(4.61–9.30) 0.043
<3.5 45(8.01%) 43(8.45%) 2(3.77%) 0.015
3.5–9.5 402(71.53%) 368(72.30%) 34(64.15%) ..
>9.5 50(8.90%) 40(7.86%) 10(18.87%) ..
Neutrophil count, 10^9/L 3.70(2.74–5.32) 3.62(2.70–5.20) 4.86(3.17–7.69) 0.013
<1.8 36(6.41%) 34(6.68%) 2(3.77%) 0.013
1.8–6.3 381(67.79%) 352(69.16%) 29(54.72%) ..
>6.3 79(14.06%) 65(12.77%) 14(26.42%) ..
Lymphocyte percentage, % 24.30(16.98–32.70) 24.65(17.88–33.00) 20.90(10.40–29.18) 0.010
Mean hemoglobin, pg
<27 47(8.36%) 45(8.84%) 2(3.77%) 0.051
27–34 441(78.47%) 399(78.39%) 42(79.25%) ..
>34 16(2.85%) 12(2.36%) 4(7.55%) ..
Oxygen saturation, %
<92.5 4(0.71%) 3(0.59%) 1(1.89%) 0.053
92.5~98.5 51(9.07%) 49(9.63%) 2(3.77%) ..
>98.5 24(4.27%) 24(4.72%) 0 ..

Data are median (IQR), n (%), or n/N (%). p values were calculated by Mann-Whitney U test, χ2 test, or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate.