Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of HCWs with severe COVID-19
| Characteristics | All (N = 333) |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 36.0 (31.0–43.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 76 (23%) |
| Female | 257 (77%) |
| Education | |
| High school and lower | 75/327 (23%) |
| College and higher | 252/327 (77%) |
| Work experience(years) | |
| < 5 | 38 (11%) |
| 5–10 | 89 (27%) |
| > 10 | 206 (62%) |
| Location of the hospital work for | |
| Hankou, Wuhan | 184 (55%) |
| Wuchang, Wuhan | 80 (24%) |
| Hanyang, Wuhan | 22 (7%) |
| Outside Wuhan in Hubei | 47 (14%) |
| Roles in work | |
| Doctors | 89 (27%) |
| Nurses | 191 (57%) |
| Other | 53 (16%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (21.1–25.9) |
| Smoke habit | |
| No | 326 (98%) |
| Yes | 7 (2%) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Severity of COVID-19 | |
| Mild or moderate | 0 (0%) |
| Severe | 333 (100%) |
| Symptoms at admission | |
| Fatigue | 243 (73%) |
| Fever | 239 (72%) |
| Muscle soreness | 153 (46%) |
| Cough | 136 (41%) |
| Chest distress | 133 (40%) |
| Dry cough | 122 (37%) |
| Shortness of breath | 117 (35%) |
| Diarrhoea | 98 (29%) |
| Headache | 84 (25%) |
| Dyspnoea | 73 (22%) |
| Vomiting | 31 (9%) |
| ICU admission | |
| No | 311/328 (95%) |
| Yes | 17/328 (5%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| No | 230 (69%) |
| Yes | 103 (31%) |
Data are n (%), n/N (%), or median (IQR). The differing denominators used indicate missing data. BMI body mass index, COVID-19 novel coronavirus pneumonia, ICU intensive care unit admission