Table 2.
Patients’ Characteristics
| Patient | Severe (n = 5) | Critical (n = 10) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year-old; median (IQR)) | 73 (57-75) | 73 (67-78) | 0.8537 |
| Gender (Male: %) | 40% | 70% | 0.3286 |
| BMI (median (IQR)) | 22.8 (22-24) | 25.6 (23-28) | 0.4990 |
| First Symptom (%) | |||
| dyspnea | 40 | 20 | 0.5604 |
| fever | 75 | 80 | 0.5604 |
| cough | 20 | 20 | 1.0000 |
| others | 40 | 20 | 0.5604 |
| Smoking History (%) | 75 | 40 | 0.6084 |
| Admission day after onset (day; median (IQR)) | 3 (2-3) | 7 (6-8) | 0.0160 |
| Complications (%) | |||
| Diabetes | 40 | 60 | 0.6084 |
| Renal Dysfunction | 20 | 10 | 1.0000 |
| Hemodialysis | 20 | 10 | 1.0000 |
| Hypertension | 40 | 40 | 1.0000 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 0 | 10 | 1.0000 |
| Hyperuricemia | 0 | 20 | 0.5238 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 20 | 0 | 0.6084 |
| Respiratory Disease | 75 | 20 | 0.2507 |
| Cancer | 20 | 10 | 1.0000 |
| Collagen Disease | 20 | 0 | 0.3333 |
| Thrombotic disease | 0 | 0 | 1.0000 |
| others | 2 | 0 | 0.0952 |
| APACHE II Score (pts; median (IQR) | 5 (5-8) | 5 (5-10) | 0.2313 |
*Mann-Whitney U test or Fisher’s exact test; IQR interquartile range, BMI Body Mass Index