Table 1.

Characteristics of patients enrolled in the Korean Medicine telemedicine program for COVID-19 (N=2324).

Characteristics			Patients, n (%)
Sex
	Male		569 (24.5)
	Female		1755 (75.5)
Age (years)
	0-19		97 (4.2)
	20-39		555 (23.9)
	40-59		1121 (48.2)
	≥60		550 (23.7)
	Unknown		1 (0.0)
Region
	Daegu and Gyeongbuk		2196 (94.5)
	Seoul		32 (1.4)
	Other		94 (4.1)
Diagnosis (based on first consultation)
	Suspected cases		45 (1.9)
	Confirmed cases		211 (9.1)
	Recovering cases after discharge		2009 (86.4)
	Other, unknown		59 (2.6)
Number of calls (per patient)
	1		166 (7.1)
	2		329 (14.2)
	3		432 (18.6)
	4		338 (14.5)
	≥5		1059 (45.6)
Residence of patients (based on first consultation)
	Home		2165 (93.2)
	Facility		69 (2.9)
	Hospital		43 (1.9)
	Other, unknown		47 (2.0)
Underlying diseases
	Hypertension (n=1912)
		No	1548 (81.0)
		Yes, not taking medication	44 (2.3)
		Yes, taking medication	320 (16.7)
	Diabetes mellitus (n=1859)
		No	1690 (90.9)
		Yes, not taking medication	25 (1.3)
		Yes, taking medication	144 (7.7)
	Hyperlipidemia (n=1844)
		No	1626 (88.2)
		Yes, not taking medication	72 (3.9)
		Yes, taking medication	146 (7.9)
	Cancer (n=1734)
		No	1661 (95.8)
		Yes, not taking medication	49 (2.8)
		Yes, taking medication	24 (1.4)
	Chronic respiratory diseases (n=1726)
		No	1611 (93.3)
		Yes, not taking medication	82 (4.8)
		Yes, taking medication	33 (1.9)