Table 2.
Comparison of relevant outcomes and frequent secondary diagnoses for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or Influenza.
| COVID-19 | Influenza | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Total | ICU+ | MV+ | SD+ | Total | ICU+ | MV+ | SD+ |
| % of total (N) | 100 (2343) | 21 (487) | 15 (362) | 28 (656) | 100 (6762) | 13 (881) | 9 (610) | 16 (1107) |
| Deaths, % (n)a | 14 (338) | 37 (182) | 47 (170) | 52 (338) | 6 (412) | 27 (236) | 36 (222) | 37 (412) |
| Female, % (n) | 11 (114) | 30 (47) | 41 (39) | 50 (114) | 5 (158) | 22 (82) | 29 (75) | 34 (158) |
| Male, % (n) | 18 (224) | 41 (135) | 49 (131) | 52 (224) | 7 (254) | 31 (154) | 42 (147) | 40 (254) |
| Age at death, median (Q1-Q3:) | 80 (71−85) | 75 (66−82) | 74 (65−81) | 80 (71−85) | 79 (67−86) | 73 (63−81) | 73 (63−81) | 79 (67−86) |
| Age distribution of inhospital deaths, % (n)b | ||||||||
| 20−49 | <1 (<5) | <1 (<5) | <1 (<5) | <1 (<5) | 3 (14) | 6 (13) | 5 (12) | 13 (4) |
| 50−69 | 20 (69) | 32 (59) | 35 (59) | 20 (69) | 25 (105) | 36 (85) | 36 (80) | 25 (105) |
| 70−89 | 70 (237) | 64 (116) | 62 (106) | 70 (237) | 61 (250) | 54 (128) | 54 (120) | 61 (250) |
| >= 90 | 8 (28) | <1 (<5) | <1 (<5) | 8 (28) | 9 (38) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 9 (38) |
| Length of stay in days, median (Q1-Q3) | 8 (3−17) | 22 (12−36) | 25 (14−41) | 17 (9−31) | 8 (4−14) | 18 (11−32) | 195 (12−34) | 16 (9−30) |
| Cases in which the patient died | 11 (6−21) | 16 (8−25) | 165 (9−26) | 11 (6−11) | 12 (6−21) | 14 (8−26) | 14 (8−26) | 12 (6−21) |
| Cases in which the patient was discharged | 8 (2−16) | 26 (15−43) | 35 (24−53) | 255 (14−43) | 7 (4−13) | 19 (12−33) | 235 (14−38) | 19 (12−33) |
| Length of ventilation in hours, median (Q1-Q3) | – | – | 2975 (117−512) | – | – | – | 128 (25-341) | – |
| Cases in which the patient died | – | – | 245 (88−434) | – | – | – | 1405 (40−302) | – |
| Cases in which the patient was discharged | – | – | 373 (190−603) | – | – | – | 1085 (22−395) | – |
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) | 1 (33) | 7 (32) | 9 (32) | 5 (33) | 1 (44) | 5 (44) | 7 (43) | 4 (44) |
| Frequent secondary diagnoses | ||||||||
| Acute kidney failure | 13 (308) | 46 (222) | 58 (209) | 39 (255) | 9 (598) | 35 (311) | 41 (248) | 33 (362) |
| Shock | 5 (125) | 24 (118) | 31 (112) | 19 (124) | 3 (187) | 20 (176) | 25 (155) | 16 (181) |
| Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) | 9 (206) | 35 (172) | 45 (164) | 29 (189) | 5 (314) | 27 (234) | 33 (200) | 24 (271) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) | 9 (204) | 40 (197) | 54 (196) | 30 (199) | 1 (88) | 10 (88) | 14 (86) | 8 (88) |
Data are % (n), unless otherwise indicated. Data are not shown in cells that contain fewer than five patients. Abbreviations: ICU + cases in intensive care unit; MV + cases with mechanical ventilation; SD + cases with severe course of the disease; Q1-Q3: first and third quartiles; % Share in percent relative to N; and n number of cases with corresponding characteristics in the respective group.
a
Share in percent relative to the respective total female and male population per subgroup. N of female sex is found in Table 1.
b
Share in percent relative to the total N of deaths per subgroup.