Table 1.

Characteristics of the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cohorts

	COVID-19	Non-COVID-19
Number of subjects	100	78
Gender (females:males)	47 females, 53 males	45 females, 33 males
Age, years (mean±SD)	36.4±18.7 years	45.5±13.3 years
Disease severity category	47 mild, 45 moderate, 5 severe, 3 critical	NA
Symptoms at admission, n (%)
Fever	38 (38.0%)	NA
Diarrhoea	17 (17.0%)	NA
Cough	40 (40.0%)	NA
Sputum	18 (18.0%)	NA
Sore throat	8 (8.0%)	NA
Rhinorrhea	19 (19.0%)	NA
Shortness of breath	9 (9.0%)	NA
Comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension	11 (11.0%)	11 (11.0%)
Hyperlipidaemia	4 (4.0%)	0
Diabetes	2 (2.0%)	0
Heart disease	2 (2.0%)	0
Allergic disorders	7 (7.0%)	15 (15.0%)
HIV	3 (3.0%)	0
Asthma	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)
Received antibiotics during hospitalisation by disease severity, n (%)
Mild disease	6 of 47 (12.8%)	NA
Moderate disease	21 of 45 (46.7%)	NA
Severe disease	4 of 5 (80.0%)	NA
Critical disease	3 of 3 (100%)	NA
Received antivirals during hospitalisation, n (%)
Lopinavir/ritonavir	38 of 100 (38.0%)	NA
Ribavirin	30 of 100 (30.0%)	NA
Oseltamivir	5 of 100 (5.0%)	NA