Table 2.
Presenting Symptoms and Initial Vitals on Admission
| Variable | N | Overall, N = 157a | Patient Outcome | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivor, N = 107a | Non-Survivors, N = 50a | ||||
| Symptoms | |||||
| Cough | 157 | 97 (62%) | 74 (69%) | 23 (46%) | 0.005 |
| Fever | 157 | 108 (69%) | 75 (70%) | 33 (66%) | 0.61 |
| Difficulty breathing | 157 | 67 (43%) | 40 (37%) | 27 (54%) | 0.050 |
| Malaise | 157 | 47 (29.9%) | 46 (43%) | 1 (2.0%) | <0.001 |
| Headache | 157 | 17 (11%) | 17 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 0.003 |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 157 | 13 (8.3%) | 8 (7.5%) | 5 (10%) | 0.76 |
| Others | 157 | 9 (5.7%) | 4 (3.7%) | 5 (10%) | 0.14 |
| Vitals | |||||
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 157 | 24 (20–30) | 23 (19–26) | 28 (24–33) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 157 | 126 (117–140) | 128 (120–140) | 123 (109–140) | 0.11 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 157 | 80 (70–87) | 80 (74–87) | 78 (60–84) | 0.073 |
| SpO2 (%) | 157 | 92 (88–96) | 94 (90–96) | 88 (78–93) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 157 | 98 (85–110) | 93 (84–105) | 104 (90–120) | <0.001 |
Notes: aMedian (IQR) or frequency (%), bWilcoxon rank sum test; Fisher’s exact test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test.
Abbreviation: SpO2, oxygen saturation.