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. 2021 Jan 28;18(6):1415–1422. doi: 10.7150/ijms.54987

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2

No. (%)
Moderate (n=10) Severe (n=10) Critically ill (n=10) P-value
Age 63±14 63±25 67±10 0.87
Sex
Female 2(20) 4(40) 6(60) 0.19
Male 8(80) 6(60) 4(40)
Comorbidities
Hypertension 6(60) 6(60) 4(40) 0.59
Diabetes 5(50) 4(40) 6(60) 0.67
Cardiovascular disease 3(30) 3(30) 2(20) 0.84
Cerebrovascular disease 2(20) 3(30) 2(20) 0.83
Malignancy 0 1(10) 2(20) 0.33
Signs and symptoms
Fever 9(90) 10(100) 10(100) >0.99
Highest temperature, °C
<37.3 2(20) 2(20) 0 0.32
37.3-38.0 5(50) 0 4(40) 0.04
38.1-39.0 3(30) 0 0 0.04
>39.0 0 8(80) 6(60) <0.01
Fatigue 5(50) 2(20) 7(70) 0.08
Cough 5(50) 3(30) 7(70) 0.20
Dyspnea 3(30) 3(30) 7(70) 0.11
Expectoration 1(10) 0 0 0.36
Pharyngalgia 1(10) 0 0 0.36
Systolic pressure, mm Hg 139±19 138±31 132±20 0.79
Diastolic pressure, mm Hg 82±15 82±7 83±7 0.96
Heart rate, 88±16 104±9 111±21 0.04
Respiratory rate 21±4 21±5 21±6 0.06
Oxygen saturation 97±2 74±14 55±16 <0.01
Main treatment
Arbidol 6(60) 10(100) 4(40) 0.02
Resochin 1(10) 2(20) 0 0.33
Ribavirin 1(10) 7(70) 6(60) 0.02
Glucocorticoid therapy 0 8(80) 6(60) <0.01
Antibiotic therapy 9(90) 10(100) 10(100) >0.99
Chinese traditional medicine 9(90) 8(80) 6(60) 0.27
Oxygen inhalation 7(70) 10(100) 10(100) 0.04
NIV 7(70) 3(30) 1(10) 0.02
IMV 0 7(70) 9(90) <0.01
CT image
Bilateral distribution of patchy shadows or ground-glass opacity, No. (%) 10(100) 10(100) 10(100)
Survive % 100% 80% 10% <0.01

Data are Means ± SDs, where N is the total number of patients with available data. P-values comparing the three groups are from chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA. NIV = non-invasive ventilation. IMV = invasive mechanical ventilation. P < .05 was considered statistically significant.