Table 2.
Patient outcomes by World Bank income group
| Overall (n=1319) | Low-income or lower-middle-income country (n=296) | Upper-middle-income country (n=709) | High-income country (n=314) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease severity | |||||
| Asymptomatic | 456/1301 (35·0%) | 87/288 (30·2%) | 233/702 (33·2%) | 136/311 (43·7%) | |
| Mild or moderate | 586/1301 (45·0%) | 81/288 (28·1%) | 353/702 (50·3%) | 152/311 (48·9%) | |
| Severe or critical | 259/1301 (19·9%) | 120/288 (41·7%) | 116/702 (16·5%) | 23/311 (7·4%) | |
| Treatment modification* | |||||
| Treatment modified | 609/1092 (55·8%) | 163/240 (67·9%) | 299/622 (48·1%) | 147/230 (63·9%) | |
| Chemotherapy reduced | 80/609 (13·1%) | 34/163 (20·9%) | 41/299 (13·7%) | 5/147 (3·4%) | |
| Chemotherapy withheld | 487/609 (80·0%) | 125/163 (76·7%) | 234/299 (78·3%) | 128/147 (87·1%) | |
| Radiotherapy delayed | 25/609 (4·1%) | 3/163 (1·8%) | 14/299 (4·7%) | 8/147 (5·4%) | |
| Surgery delayed | 41/609 (6·7%) | 10/163 (6·1%) | 20/299 (6·7%) | 11/147 (7·5%) | |
| Treatment on plan (includes unknown) | 483/1092 (44·2%) | 77/240 (32·1%) | 323/622 (51·9%) | 83/230 (36·1%) | |
| Death | |||||
| Due to COVID-19 | 50/83 (60·2%) | 20/33 (60·6%) | 26/43 (60·5%) | 4/7 (57·1%) | |
| Median time to death, days | 8 (3–14) | 9 (4–13) | 7 (3–13) | 20 (11–25) | |
| Due to other causes | 33/83 (39·8%) | 13/33 (39·4%) | 17/43 (39·5%) | 3/7 (42·9%) | |
| Median time to death, days | 16 (8–29) | 16 (8–29) | 10 (4–21) | 26 (24–32) | |
| Hospitalisation | |||||
| Hospitalised, ward status | 658 (49·9%) | 61 (20·6%) | 472 (66·6%) | 125 (39·8%) | |
| Hospitalised, higher level of care† | 231 (17·5%) | 117 (39·5%) | 95 (13·4%) | 19 (6·1%) | |
| Not hospitalised | 430 (32·6%) | 118 (39·9%) | 142 (20·0%) | 170 (54·1%) | |
Data are n, n/N (%), n (%), or median (IQR).
*
Treatment modification corresponds to a “select all that apply” question in the survey, thus sum of count numbers could exceed total number.
†
Higher level of care included intensive care unit, intermediate care unit, high dependency unit, and emergency room.