Table 3.
Association between disease symptoms and disease outcome
| Symptoms | Discharge | Death | X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing | 22.8% | 56.6% | 77.26 | < 0.0001** |
| Abnormal findings of chest radiography | 1.7% | 10.1% | 42.81 | < 0.0001** |
| Persistent pain or pressure in the chest | 1.4% | 4.7% | 8.52 | 0.004** |
| Sore throat | 27.0% | 11.6% | 15.02 | < 0.0001** |
| Headache* | 10.1% | 2.3% | 8.45 | 0.001** |
| Diarrhea* | 3.5% | 0.0% | 4.66 | 0.02** |
| Muscle or body aches | 12.0% | 3.9% | 7.89 | 0.005** |
| Fever or chills | 24.7% | 17.8% | 3.17 | 0.075 |
| Eye redness* | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.36 | 1.00 |
| Cough | 39.3% | 39.5% | 0.002 | 0.96 |
| General weakness | 6.2% | 9.3% | 2.004 | 0.15 |
| Nausea or vomiting* | 3.5% | 2.3% | 0.48 | 0.62 |
| Conjunctivitis* | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.059 | 1.00 |
| New confusion* | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.65 | 0.37 |
| *Abnormal lung sound | 0.1% | 0.8% | 3.45 | 0.18 |
| Stomach ache* | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.105 | 0.26 |
| Congestion or runny nose* | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.81 | 1.00 |
| External pharynx* | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.73 | 1.00 |
*In cases where expected counts were less than 5, Fisher’s exact test was used instead of the Chi-square test
**P < 0.05 was considered as significant