Table 2.
Comparison of symptoms at admission of the COVID-19–like cohort and patients with COVID-19.
| Symptoms at admission | COVID-19–like cohort (n=16,509), n (%) | COVID-19 cohort (n=159), n (%) | P value |
| Cough | 2643 (16.0) | 116 (73.0) | <.001 |
| Dyspnea | 6087 (36.9) | 119 (74.8.) | <.001 |
| Fever | 3147 (19.1) | 103 (64.8) | <.001 |
| Fatigue | 2046 (12.4) | 67 (42.1) | <.001 |
| Myalgias | 243 (1.5) | 52 (32.7) | <.001 |
| Hypoxemia | 3910 (23.7) | 51 (32.1) | .01 |
| Headache | 638 (3.9) | 28 (17.6) | <.001 |
| Diarrhea | 1784 (10.8) | 29 (18.2) | .003 |
| Tachypnea | 821 (5.0) | 57 (35.8) | <.001 |
| Pharyngitis (sore throat) | 53 (0.3) | 28 (17.6) | <.001 |
| Sputum | 0 (0.0) | 26 (16.4) | N/A |
| Rhinorrhea | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.8) | N/A |
| Nasal congestion | 62 (0.4) | 10 (6.3) | <.001 |
| Anosmia | 8 (0.0) | 20 (12.6) | N/A |