TABLE 1.
Demographics and patient comorbidities presented by symptom severity
| Total (N = 338) | General ward (N = 233) | ICU no intubation (N = 10) | ICU with intubation (N = 17) | Deceased (N = 78) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | .008a | |||||
| Male | 151 (44.7%) | 92 (39.5%) | 8 (80.0%) | 11 (64.7%) | 40 (51.3%) | |
| Female | 187 (55.3%) | 141 (60.5%) | 2 (20.0%) | 6 (35.3%) | 38 (48.7%) | |
| Age (years) | <.001b | |||||
| Median | 77.0 | 76.0 | 60.0 | 67.0 | 82.5 | |
| Min–Max | 23.0–100.0 | 23.0–99.0 | 36.0–77.0 | 51.0–79.0 | 53.0–100.0 | |
| Hospitalization (days) | <.001b | |||||
| Median | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 8.5 | |
| Min–Max | 1.0–133.0 | 1.0–133.0 | 6.0–30.0 | 11.0–100.0 | 1.0–90.0 | |
| Concurrent conditions | ||||||
| COPD | 27 (8.0%) | 17 (7.3%) | 3 (30.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 6 (7.7%) | .123a |
| Malignant neoplasm | 30 (8.9%) | 23 (9.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (17.6%) | 4 (5.1%) | .254a |
| AKI/CKD | 70 (20.7%) | 42 (18.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (11.8%) | 26 (33.3%) | .009a |
| Diabetes mellitus | 54 (16.0%) | 32 (13.7%) | 1 (10.0%) | 2 (11.8%) | 19 (24.4%) | .161a |
| Coronary artery disease | 14 (4.1%) | 7 (3.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | 2 (11.8%) | 4 (5.1%) | .128a |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 6 (1.8%) | 4 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | .498a |
| Gastrointestinal diseases | 48 (14.2%) | 33 (14.2%) | 1 (10.0%) | 5 (29.4%) | 9 (11.5%) | .289a |
| Hypertensive diseases | 173 (51.2%) | 127 (54.5%) | 4 (40.0%) | 8 (47.1%) | 34 (43.6%) | .324a |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases (excluding Coronavirus) | 12 (3.6%) | 7 (3.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.8%) | .109a |
Note: Demographic data and underlying chronic diseases of the patients, in relation to the 4 categories of symptom severity.
Abbreviations: AKI, acute kidney injury; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit.
The association of symptom severity with demographic and clinical information was tested by means of Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables.
The association of symptom severity with demographic and clinical information was tested by means of Kruskal–Wallis rank sum tests for continuous variables. The proportion of males/females, age, days of hospitalization, as well as the proportion of patients with acute kidney injury/chronic kidney disease, differed significantly among the four groups.