Table 1.
Referrals to the COVID- hospital.
| Total | <60 Years | ≥60 Years | P a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of referrals | 238 (100.0) | 99 (41.6) | 139 (58.4) | |
| Age, years, Me (IQR) | 64.5 (44–78) | 41 (33;50) | 76 (67;84) | 0.001 b |
| Sex, men | 144 (60.5) | 67 (67.7) | 77 (55.4) | 0.06 |
| Cause of the referral | ||||
| Fever | 91 (38.2) | 31 (31.3) | 60 (43.2) | 0.06 |
| Dyspnoea | 21 (8.8) | 8 (8.1) | 13 (9.4) | 0.72 |
| Respiratory Insufficiency | 2 (0.8) | - | 2 (1.4) | 0.23 |
| COVID-19 | 32 (13.5) | 11 (11.1) | 21 (15.1) | 0.37 |
| Pneumonia | 21 (8.8) | 6 (6.1) | 15 (10.8) | 0.21 |
| Pulmonary disorders | 6 (2.5) | 2 (2) | 4 (2.9) | 0.66 |
| Cardiological disorders | 9 (3.8) | 2 (2) | 7 (5) | 0.23 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 5 (2.1) | 2 (2) | 3 (2.2) | 0.92 |
| Stenocardy | 7 (2.9) | 6 (6.1) | 1 (0.7) | 0.015 |
| Trauma | 14 (5.9) | 12 (12.1) | 2 (1.4) | 0.005 |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 17 (7.1) | 13 (13.1) | 4 (2.9) | 0.003 |
| Urological disorder | 5 (2.1) | 1 (1) | 4 (2.9) | 0.31 |
| Neurological disorder | 3 (1.3) | 2 (2) | 1 (0.7) | 0.37 |
| Hematological disorder | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1) | - | 0.23 |
| Intoxication | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1) | - | 0.23 |
| Dermatological disorder | 2 (0.2) | - | 2 (1.4) | 0.19 |
| Who referred | ||||
| Emergency medical Services | 95 (39.9) | 34 (34.3) | 61 (43.9) | 0.14 |
| Infectious disease department | 22 (9.2) | 6 (6.1) | 16 (11.5) | 0.16 |
| Hospital emergency ward | 11 (4.6) | 4 (4) | 7 (5) | 0.71 |
| Other hospital | 25 (10.5) | 10 (10.1) | 15 (10.8) | 0.86 |
| GP/ outpatient department | 27 (11.3) | 7 (7.1) | 20 (14.4) | 0.08 |
| Sanitary and epidemiological department | 13 (5.5) | 8 (8.1) | 5 (3.6) | 0.13 |
| Patients presented themselves | 45 (18.9) | 30 (30.3) | 15 (10.8) | 0.002 |
| Symptoms indicative of COVID-19 | ||||
| Fever | 151 (63.5) | 56 (56.6) | 95 (68.4) | 0.06 |
| Cough | 53 (22.3) | 18 (18.2) | 35 (25.2) | 0.2 |
| Dyspnoea | 75 (31.5) | 18 (18.2) | 57 (41) | <0.001 |
| Severe general health status | 26 (10.9) | 6 (6.1) | 20 (14.4) | 0.04 |
Data are n (%), unless otherwise stated. a χ2 test or Fisher exact test, as appropriate; b U Mann–Whitney test. Abbreviations: GP, general practitioner; IQR, inter quartile range; Me, median.