TABLE 4. Patient information for +, ++, +++ swab samples used for gene expression.
Age and sex characteristics of patient cohorts analyzed in Figure 3 and Supplementary Figure 3. Nasopharyngeal swabs from SARS-CoV-2+ patients divided in viral load terciles (“+++”, “++”, “+”) were analyzed. Q1=quartile 1, Q3=quartile 3, IQR=interquartile range, ≥ 70=over or equal to 70 years old, <70=under 70 years old, F=female, M=male, #=number of samples, %=percentage of samples.
| + | ++ | +++ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Viral RNA CT | >30 | <30 and >20 | <20 | |
| # Samples | 51(152) | 43(152) | 58(152) | |
| Age | Minimum | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| Maximum | 93 | 98 | 97 | |
| Q1 | 46 | 46 | 43 | |
| Q3 | 82.5 | 80 | 77.75 | |
| IQR | 36.5 | 34 | 34.75 | |
| Median | 69.0 | 55.0 | 57.0 | |
| Mean | 63.5 | 58.3 | 57.5 | |
| ≥70 # | 25(51) | 15(43) | 20(58) | |
| < 70 # | 26(51) | 28(43) | 38(58) | |
| ≥70 % | 49.0 | 34.9 | 34.5 | |
| < 70 % | 51.0 | 65.1 | 65.5 | |
| Sex | F # | 27(51) | 25(43) | 31(58) |
| M # | 24(51) | 18(43) | 27(58) | |
| F % | 52.9 | 58.1 | 53.4 | |
| M % | 47.1 | 41.9 | 46.6 |