Table 5. Demographic and characteristics of COVID-19 patients with or without cardiac injury.
| Patients, No, (%) | P value | |||
| All (n=113) | Cardiac injury | |||
| Without (n=95) | With (n=18) | |||
| Severity | 0.018 | |||
| Non-severe patients | 60 (53.1%) | 55 (57.9%) | 5 (27.8%) | |
| Severe patients | 53 (46.9%) | 40 (42.1%) | 13 (72.2%) | |
| Characteristics | ||||
| Age, years | 63.00 (49.50-70.00) | 62.00 (48.00-69.00) | 69.50 (66.50-78.00) | < 0.001 |
| Sex | 0.202 | |||
| Man | 62 (54.9%) | 45 (47.4%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
| Women | 51 (45.1%) | 50 (52.5%) | 12 (66.7%) | |
| Any comorbidity | ||||
| Hypertension | 28 (24.8%) | 19 (20.0%) | 9 (50.0%) | 0.011 |
| Diabetes | 15 (13.3%) | 12 (12.6%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.441 |
| Surgery history | 11 (9.7%) | 9 (9.5%) | 2 (11.1%) | 0.553 |
| Others | 22 (19.5%) | 16 (16.8%) | 6 (33.3%) | 0.101 |
| Signs and symptoms | ||||
| Fever | 89 (78.8%) | 73 (76.8%) | 16 (88.9%) | 0.207 |
| Time of fever, day | 10.00 (4.50-15.00) | 10.00 (4.00-15.00) | 10.00 (7.00-14.25) | 0.773 |
| Highest temperature, °C | 0.716 | |||
| < 37.3 | 32 (28.3%) | 26 (27.4%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
| 37.3-38.0 | 27 (23.9%) | 23 (24.2%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
| 38.1-39.0 | 42 (37.2%) | 36 (37.9%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
| > 39.0 | 12 (10.6%) | 10 (10.5%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
| Respiratory rate | 20.00 (19.00-22.00) | 20.00 (19.00-21.00) | 21.50 (19.00-29.00) | 0.053 |
| Heart rate, time per s | 89.55±18.52 | 87.86±17.22 | 98.44±22.83 | 0.026 |
| Systolic pressure, mm Hg | 133.87±17.16 | 131.75±15.49 | 145.06±21.35 | 0.002 |
| Cough | 68 (60.2%) | 58 (61.1%) | 10 (55.6%) | 0.426 |
| Sputum production | 32 (28.3%) | 27 (28.4%) | 5 (27.8%) | 0.601 |
| Myalgia or fatigue | 49 (43.4%) | 40 (42.1%) | 9 (50.0%) | 0.357 |
| Headache | 4 (3.5%) | 3 (3.2%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0.506 |
| Chest distress | 31 (27.4%) | 28 (29.5%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.207 |
| Dyspnea | 32 (28.3%) | 27 (28.4%) | 5 (27.8%) | 0.601 |
| Diarrhea | 13 (11.5%) | 10 (10.5%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.342 |
| PSI score | 68.67±31.51 | 64.78±32.58 | 89.22±16.01 | < 0.001 |
| CURB65 score | 0.81±0.79 | 0.72±0.78 | 1.33±0.59 | < 0.001 |
| APACHE-II score | 6.20±4.36 | 5.56±4.31 | 9.56±2.83 | < 0.001 |
| SOFA score | 2.00 (1.00-3.00) | 1.00 (1.00-2.00) | 3.00 (2.00-4.00) | < 0.001 |
| Clinical outcome | ||||
| The length of hospital days | 26.05±12,92 | 25.40±13.34 | 30.21±9.11 | 0.100 |
| Mortality | 9 (8.0%) | 5 (5.3%) | 4 (22.2%) | 0.035 |
Data are median (IQR), mean±SEM, n (%), or n/N (%). p values were calculated by Mann-Whitney U test, t test, χ2 test, or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate. Abbreviation: PSI score, pneumonia severity index score; CURB 65 score, Confusion/Urea/Respiratory rate/Blood pressure 65; APACHE-II score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score; SOFA score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.
χ2 test comparing all subcategories.