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. 2021 Aug 14;93(12):6641–6652. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27234

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of COVID‐19 patients

All Moderate COVID‐19 Severe COVID‐19 Z/χ 2 value (p value)
Number 223 124 99
Age (years) 55 (30.0) 40.0 (25.0) 67.0 (21.0) −9.711 (<0.001) a
Sex: Male (n, %) 130 (58.3%) 66 (53.2%) 64 (64.6%) 2.729 (0.099) b
Hospital location
Wuhan 122 (54.7%) 39 (31.5%) 83 (83.8%) 60.971 (<0.001) b
Not in Wuhan 101 (45.3%) 85 (68.5%) 16 (16.2%)
Traveling or residing in Wuhan 160 (71.7%) 71 (57.3%) 89 (89.9%) 28.935 (<0.001) b
Underlying diseases (n, %)
Hypertension 63 (34.1%) 20 (17.2%) 43 (62.3%) 43.017 (<0.001) b
Diabetes 31 (16.8%) 12 (10.3%) 19 (27.5%) 10.166 (0.001) b
Coronary heart disease 7 (3.8%) 2 (1.7%) 5 (7.2%) 2.371 (0.124) c
Hyperuricemia or gout 3 (1.6%) 3 (2.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1.057 (0.304) c
Nervous system disease 8 (4.3%) 2 (1.7%) 6 (8.7%) 3.537 (0.060) c
Bronchitis or asthma 3 (1.6%) 3 (2.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1.057 (0.304) c
Hepatic disease 8 (4.3%) 6 (5.2%) 2 (2.9%) 0.131 (0.718) c
Chronic kidney disease 5 (2.7%) 1 (0.8%) 4 (5.8%) 1.358 (0.244) c
Others 38 (20.5%) 29 (25.0%) 9 (13.0%) 3.621 (0.057) b
No comorbidities 63 (34.1%) 56 (48.3%) 7 (10.1%) 29.402 (<0.001) b
Initial symptoms
Fever (temperature ≥37.3°C) 148 (66.4%) 60 (48.4%) 88 (88.9%) 40.456 (<0.001) b
Cough 169 (75.8%) 70 (56.5%) 99 (100%) 56.889 (<0.001) b
Sputum 64 (28.7%) 38 (30.6%) 26 (26.2%) 0.517 (0.472) b
Dyspnea 104 (46.6%) 5 (4.0%) 99 (100%) 203.719 (<0.001) b
Fatigue 73 (32.7%) 45 (36.3%) 28 (28.3%) 1.603 (0.205) b
Diarrhoea 26 (11.7%) 12 (9.7%) 14 (14.1%) 1.065 (0.302) b
Myalgia 31 (13.9%) 18 (14.5% 13 (13.1%) 0.088 (0.766) b
Pharyngalgia 30 (13.5%) 22 (17.7%) 8 (8.1%) 4.413 (0.036) b
No symptom 10 (4.5%) 10 (8.1%) 0 (0.0%) 6.582 (0.01) c
Time to admission since symptom onset (days) 10.0 (11.0) 9.0 (9.0) 10.0 (14.0) −1.665 (0.096)
Outcome: Death 20 (9.0%) 0 (0.0%) 20 (20.2%) 27.519 (<0.001) b
Antiviral therapies
Arbidol 150 (67.3%) 56 (45.1%) 94 (94.9%) 61.973 (<0.001) b
Ribavirin 80 (35.9%) 4 (3.2%) 76 (79.8%) 129.421 (<0.001) b
Lopinavir/ritonavir 101(45.3%) 78 (62.9%) 23 (23.2%) 34.964 (<0.001) b
Favipiravir 21 (9.4%) 19 (15.3%) 2 (2%) 11.420 (0.001) b
Lianhua Qingwen 16 (7.2%) 13 (10.5%) 3 (3%) 6.194 (0.013) b
Invasive ventilator treatment 30 (13.5%) 0 (0.0%) 30 (30.3%) 43.417 (<0.001) b

Note: Data are expressed as median (IQR) or n (%).

Abbreviations: COVID‐2019, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range.

a

Mann–Whitney U test.

b

Pearson χ 2 test.

c

Continuity correction χ 2 value.