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. 2021 May 20;26(20):2001138. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.20.2001138

Table 2. Characteristics by end-of-study status in laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in nursing home residents in the city of Barcelona, 24 February–4 May 2020 (n = 3,137).

End-of-study status Overall
n = 3,137
Alive
n = 2,334
Deceased
n = 803
p value
n % n % n %
Age (median (IQR)) 88 (83–92) 88 (82–92) 88 (84–93) < 0.001
Sex < 0.001
Female 2,323 74.1 1,801 77.2 522 65.0
Hospitalised 1,064 33.9 561 24.0 503 62.6 < 0.001
ICU 33 1.1 16 0.7 17 2.1 < 0.001
Symptomsa
Pneumonia 581 46.0 300 40.2 281 54.4 < 0.001
Dyspnoea 686 54.3 343 46.0 343 66.3 < 0.001
ARDS 116 9.2 45 6.0 71 13.7 < 0.001
AKI 79 6.3 39 5.2 40 7.7 < 0.001
Chronic conditionsa
Cardiovascular 718 56.8 397 53.2 321 62.1 < 0.001
Diabetes 297 23.5 168 22.5 129 25.0 < 0.001
Respiratory 207 16.4 124 16.6 83 16.1 < 0.001
Neurological 493 39.0 266 35.7 227 43.9 < 0.001
Kidney disease 236 18.7 128 17.2 108 20.9 < 0.001
Cancer 113 8.9 58 7.8 55 10.6 < 0.001
Liver disease 39 3.1 22 2.9 17 3.3 < 0.001
SES 0.035
Low 395 12.6 295 12.6 100 12.5
Medium-low 928 29.6 712 30.5 216 26.9
Medium-high 941 30.0 695 29.8 246 30.6
High 873 27.8 632 27.1 241 30.0
Days from symptom onset to diagnosis (median (IQR)) 4 (1–9) 5 (2–11) 3 (1–8) < 0.001

AKI: acute kidney injury; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19: coronavirus disease; ICU: intensive care unit upon admission; IQR: interquartile range; SES: socio-economic status; NA: not applicable.

a Multiple symptoms and/or chronic conditions can exist for each case.

Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified. Percentages for symptoms and chronic conditions are calculated based on the number of surveyed cases (n = 1,263; 746 alive and 517 deceased).