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. 2021 Apr 19;23(4):e27060. doi: 10.2196/27060

Table 2.

Statistical summary of clinical features from the low-severity group and high-severity group (N=5601).

Participant data Low-severity group (n=5330) High-severity group (n=271) P value
Basic patient information

Age categorya, mean (SD) 4.26 (1.92) 7.05 (1.08) <.001

Gender, n (%)

<.001


Male 2166 (40.6) 144 (53.1)


Female 3164 (59.4) 127 (46.9)

Pregnancy status (yes), n (%) 19 (0.4) 0 (0) .33

Pregnancy week, mean (SD) 16.50 (10.01) N/Ab N/A
Physical index: BMI categoryc, mean (SD) 1.79 (1.02) 1.84 (1.13) .54
Initial examination findings, mean (SD)

Systolic blood pressure categoryd 1.75 (1.31) 1.98 (1.46) .008

Diastolic blood pressure categorye 1.00 (0.97) 0.90 (1.00) .11

Heart rate (beats per minute) 85.66 (14.79) 89.05 (19.64) <.001

Temperature (°C) 36.94 (0.54) 37.11 (0.80) <.001
Clinical findings (low-severity group n=5326), n (%)

Fever 1197 (22.5) 105 (38.7) <.001

Cough 2239 (42.0) 92 (33.9) .008

Sputum production 1532 (28.8) 79 (29.2) .89

Sore throat 858 (16.1) 14 (5.2) <.001

Runny nose or rhinorrhea 609 (11.4) 8 (3.0) <.001

Muscle aches or myalgia 894 (16.8) 26 (9.6) .002

Fatigue or malaise 215 (4.0) 18 (6.6) .04

Shortness of breath or dyspnea 531 (10.0) 134 (49.4) <.001

Headache 946 (17.8) 17 (6.3) <.001

Altered consciousness or confusion 9 (0.2) 26 (9.6) <.001

Vomiting or nausea 226 (4.2) 18 (6.6) .06

Diarrhea 496 (9.3) 20 (7.4) .28
Current or previous comorbid diseases, n (%)

Diabetes mellitus 582/5327 (10.9) 106 (39.1) <.001

Hypertension 1034/5327 (19.4) 164 (60.5) <.001

Heart failure 39/5327 (0.7) 20 (7.4) <.001

Chronic cardiac disease 150/5311 (2.8) 29 (10.7) <.001

Asthma 115/5327 (2.2) 13 (4.8) .005

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 31/5327 (0.6) 9 (3.3) <.001

Chronic kidney disease 37/5327 (0.7) 18 (6.6) <.001

Cancer 123/5326 (2.3) 22 (8.1) <.001

Chronic liver disease 76/5004 (1.5) 7 (2.6) .17

Rheumatism or autoimmune diseases 35/4998 (0.7) 3 (1.1) .44

Dementia 148/5001 (3.0) 76 (28.0) <.001
General blood test results, mean (SD)

Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.37 (1.69) 11.89 (2.23) <.001

Hematocrit (%) 39.51 (4.72) 35.28 (6.56) <.001

Lymphocytes (%) 30.08 (11.12) 15.08 (10.69) <.001

Platelets (109/L) 239.96 (81.57) 188.51 (87.38) <.001

White blood cells (109/L) 6.00 (2.55) 7.99 (5.10) <.001

aAge categories were as follows (years): 0-9 (0), 10-19 (1), 20-29 (2), 30-39 (3), 40-49 (4), 50-59 (5), 60-69 (6), 70-79 (7), ≥80 (8).

bN/A: not applicable; there were no pregnant participants in the high-severity group.

cBMI categories were as follows (kg/m2): <18.5 (0), 18.5-22.9 (1), 23.0-24.9 (2), 25.0-29.9 (3), ≥30 (4).

dSystolic blood pressure categories were as follows (mm Hg): <120 (0), 120-129 (1), 130-139 (2), 140-159 (3), ≥160 (4).

eDiastolic blood pressure categories were as follows (mm Hg): <80 (0), 80-89 (1), 90-99 (2), ≥100 (3).