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. 2021 Jan 8:1–9. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.8

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 on admission

Total (n = 150) Non-survivor (n = 31) Survivor (n = 119) P value
Demographics
Age, y 52 (39.5-66.5) 73 (62-79) 48 (37-57) <0.001
Sex, n (%)
 Male 69 (46.0%) 19 (61.3%) 50 (42.0%) 0.055
 Female 81 (54.0%) 12 (38.7%) 69 (58.0%)
Underlying diseases, n (%) 54 (36.0%) 23 (74.2%) 31 (26.1%) <0.001
 Hypertension 25 (16.7%) 14 (45.2%) 11 (9.2%) <0.001
 Diabetes 17 (11.3%) 11 (35.5%) 6 (5.0%) <0.001
 Cardiovascular disease 12 (8.0%) 9 (29.0%) 3 (2.5%) <0.001
 Cerebrovascular diseases 10 (6.7%) 7 (22.6%) 3 (2.5%) <0.001
 Chronic respiratory disease 6 (4.0%) 3 (9.7%) 3(2.5%) 0.195
 Chronic kidney disease 2 (1.3%) 2 (6.5%) 0 (0.0%) 0.042
 Malignancy 3 (2.0%) 2 (6.5%) 1 (0.8%) 0.109
 Others 13 (8.7%) 3 (9.8%) 10 (8.4%) 1.000
Current smoker, n (%) 12 (8.0%) 2 (6.5%) 10 (8.4%) 1.000
Exposure history, n (%) 50 (33.3%) 8 (25.8%) 42 (35.3%) 0.318
Clinical characteristics
Symptom, n (%)
 Fever (temperature ≥37·3°C) 115 (76.7%) 26 (83.9%) 89 (74.8%) 0.287
 Cough 104 (69.3%) 22 (71.0%) 82 (68.9%) 0.825
 Sputum production 49 (32.7%) 11 (35.5%) 38 (31.9%) 0.707
 Chest discomfort 53 (35.3%) 15 (48.4%) 38 (31.9%) 0.088
 Dyspnea 21 (14.0%) 11 (35.5%) 10 (8.4%) <0.001
 Fatigue 86 (57.3%) 27 (87.1%) 59 (49.6%) <0.001
 Myalgia 42 (28.0%) 6 (19.4%) 36 (30.3%) 0.229
 Diarrhea 12 (8.0%) 2 (6.5%) 10 (8.4%) 1.000
Respiratory rate, breaths/min 20 (19-21) 21 (20-25) 20 (19-21) 0.016
Pulse, beats/min 80 (75-88) 86 (74-106) 80 (75-86) 0.134
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg 93 (89-98) 97 (90-108) 93 (88-97) 0.048
Disease severity status, n (%)
 General 101 (67.3%) 2 (6.5%) 99 (83.2%)
 Severe 40 (26.7%) 20 (64.5%) 20 (16.8%) <0.001
 Critical 9 (6.0%) 9 (29.0%) 0 (0.0%)
CURB-65 score, n (%)
 0-1 126 (84.0%) 16 (51.6%) 110 (92.4%)
 2-3 22 (14.7%) 13 (41.9%) 9 (7.6%) <0.001
 4-5 2 (1.3%) 2 (6.5%) 0 (0.0%)
PSI score, n (%)
 I 61 (40.7%) 2 (6.5%) 59 (49.6%)
 II-III 65 (43.3%) 10 (32.2%) 55 (46.2%) <0.001
 IV-V 24 (16.0%) 19 (61.3%) 5 (4.2%)
SOFA score 1 (0-3) 4 (3-7) 1 (0-1) <0.001
APACHE||score 4 (2-7.3) 10 (7-19) 4 (2-6) <0.001
Time from exposure to illness onset, days* 5.5 (4.8-10) 6 (4.3-12.3) 5.5 (4.5-10) 0.975
Time from illness onset to hospital admission, days 7 (5-10) 7 (6-10) 7 (5-10) 0.286

Abbreviations: PSI, Pneumonia Severity Index; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; APACHE||, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.

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Data available for 30 patients, including 4 non-survivors and 26 survivors.