Table 2.
Patient characteristics based on whether the patients suspected themselves of having COVID-19 infection or nota
| Whether the patients suspected themselves of having COVID-19 infection or not | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p | |||
| (n = 735) (40.8%) |
(n = 1067) (59.2%) |
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| Age (years), n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| 0–15 | 165 | (26.7) | 453 | (73.3) | |
| 16–64 | 495 | (51.0) | 475 | (49.0) | |
| 65–74 | 35 | (40.7) | 51 | (59.3) | |
| > 74 | 40 | (31.3) | 88 | (68.8) | |
| Telephone triage color, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yellow | 254 | (35.2) | 468 | (64.8) | |
| Orange | 425 | (45.7) | 505 | (54.3) | |
| Red | 56 | (37.3) | 94 | (62.7) | |
| Diagnosis category, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 100 | (28.9) | 246 | (71.1) | |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 4 | (26.7) | 11 | (73.3) | |
| Mental and behavioral disorders | 4 | (50.0) | 4 | (50.0) | |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 4 | (12.9) | 27 | (87.1) | |
| Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 4 | (12.9) | 27 | (87.1) | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 1 | (5.9) | 16 | (94.1) | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 565 | (57.4) | 420 | (42.6) | |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 11 | (14.3) | 66 | (85.7) | |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 4 | (10.3) | 35 | (89.7) | |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 4 | (7.8) | 47 | (92.2) | |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | 13 | (20.3) | 51 | (79.7) | |
| Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 8 | (12.9) | 54 | (87.1) | |
| Injury, poisoning, and other certain consequences of external causes | 10 | (14.5) | 59 | (85.5) | |
| Other | 3 | (42.9) | 4 | (57.1) | |
| Symptom severity, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Mild | 443 | (45.2) | 537 | (54.8) | |
| Moderate | 285 | (36.4) | 499 | (63.6) | |
| Severe | 7 | (18.4) | 31 | (81.6) | |
| Personal protective equipment used, n (%) | 557 | (57.7) | 408 | (42.3) | < 0.001 |
| Diagnostic tools for COVID-19 used, n (%) | 377 | (83.6) | 74 | (16.4) | < 0.001 |
| Time of medical examination (minutes), mean (SD) | 31.8 | (14.7) | 28.5 | (13.6) | < 0.001 |
| Time of medical examination (minutes), n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 15 | 83 | (30.1) | 193 | (69.9) | |
| 16–25 | 233 | (37.3) | 392 | (62.7) | |
| ≥ 26 | 419 | (46.5) | 482 | (53.5) | |
aStatistically significant variables are shown
Abbreviations: AHHC after hour house call, ED emergency department, SD standard deviation, COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019