Table 1. Age, Age-adjusted means (SE) and proportions of selected characteristics between 37 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who admitted to ICU or died and 155 who did not admit to ICU and discharge alive.
| Variables | Age-adjusted Mean (SE) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good prognosis | Poor prognosis | Difference (95% CI) | ||
| Age at registration (yr) | 54.8 (1.24) | 68.5 (2.54) | 13.8 (8.21, 19.35)a | |
| Total severity score | 9.7 (0.45) | 14.4 (0.90) | 4.7 (2.70, 6.75)a | |
| Right upper lobe severity score | 1.7 (0.11) | 2.7 (0.23) | 1.0 (0.48, 1.50)a | |
| Right middle lobe severity score | 1.5 (0.14) | 2.0 (0.28) | 0.5 (−0.10, 1.16) | |
| Right lower lobe severity score | 2.5 (0.11) | 3.5 (0.22) | 1.0 (0.52, 1.51)a | |
| Left upper lobe severity score | 1.7 (0.11) | 2.7 (0.22) | 1.0 (0.46, 1.46)a | |
| Left lower lobe severity score | 2.3 (0.11) | 3.5 (0.21) | 1.12 (0.66, 1.61)a | |
| O2 saturation | 90.3 (0.51) | 86.2 (1.08) | −4.1 (−6.50, −1.69)b | |
| Respiratory rate | 21.1 (0.42) | 22.4 (0.90) | 1.3 (−0.72, 3.27) | |
| Age (yr), No. (%) | <65 | 116 (74.8) | 16 (43.2) | −31.6 (−47.4, −14.1)a |
| ≥ 65 | 39 (25.2) | 21 (56.8) | - | |
| Gender, No. (%) | Men | 88 (56.8) | 26 (70.3) | 13.5 (4.2, 28.1)c |
| Women | 67 (43.2) | 11 (29.7) | - | |
| Co-morbidity, No. (%) | Diabetes | 34 (31.9) | 8 (21.6) | −0.3 (−12.8, 16.3) |
| Hypertension | 46 (29.9) | 11 (29.7) | 0.2 (−14.4, 17.4) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 23 (14.8) | 13 (36.1) | 21.3 (5.5, 37.1) b | |
| Chronic airway disease | 13 (8.4) | 3 (8.3) | −0.1 (−7.9, 13.4) | |
| Cancer | 2 (1.3) | 1 (2.8) | 1.5 (−2.6, 12.6) | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 8 (5.2) | 5 (13.9) | 8.7 (−0.6, 23.0) | |
| Outcomes, No. (%) | ICU admission | 0 (0.0) | 36 (97.3) | 97.3 (85.9, 99.5)a |
| Death | 0 (0.0) | 10 (27.0) | 27.0 (15.2, 43.0)a | |
| Symptom severity, No. (%) | Severe | 94 (60.6) | 29 (78.4) | 17.8 (0.5, 30.6)c |
| Mild | 61 (39.4) | 8 (21.6) | - | |
Age-adjusted means were calculated using general linear models. Patients with a good prognosis were discharged without ICU care and those who received ICU care or died during hospitalization period considered as poor prognosis.
aP <0.001, bP <0.01, cP <0.05,
SE, standard error; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; CI, confidence interval.