Table 2.
Baseline data and clinical parameters in moderate and severe groups of COVID-19.
| General data | Moderate cases (n = 44) |
Severe cases (n = 33) |
P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 25% quartile | 75% quartile | Median | 25% quartile | 75% quartile | ||
| Age (years) | 59 | 50 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 75 | 0.268 |
| Symptoms before admission (days) | 9.0 | 6.25 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 0.889 |
| Length of hospital stay | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 19 | <0.001 |
| Temperature | 36.1 | 36 | 36.4 | 36.0 | 36 | 37 | 0.831 |
| Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg) | 130 | 120 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 146 | 0.293 |
| Diatolic arterial pressure (mmHg) | 80 | 80 | 89 | 80 | 70 | 88 | 0.637 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 81 | 75 | 90 | 89 | 77 | 102 | 0.072 |
| Respiratory rate (bpm) | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 0.361 |
| O2 saturation (%) | 93 | 92 | 96 | 91 | 87 | 96 | 0.027 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 38.6 | 35.5 | 42.6 | 37.9 | 34.0 | 42.1 | 0.675 |
| Leukocytes (/mm3) | 5540 | 4490 | 8060 | 8520 | 6300 | 13380 | <0.001 |
| Platelets (/mm3) | 195000 | 161500 | 240500 | 183000 | 134500 | 243500 | 0.390 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.200 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 6.3 | 2.2 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 4.2 | 28.0 | 0.010 |
Data are expressed as median and interquartiles and analyzed using the student's t-test or Mann-Whitney U test when appropriate. CRP, C‐reactive protein.