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. 2021 Sep 14;13:1519–1531. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S317618

Table 1.

Demographic and Disease-Related Characteristics of Patients Confirmed with COVID-19

Total (n=190) Severe (n=32) Non-Severe (n=158) Z/x2/t p
n % n % n %
Age (M, SD) a 55.70 13.70 61.55 13.10 54.54 13.56 2.644 0.009
 18–40 33 17.4 2 6.3 31 19.6
 41–60 69 36.3 9 28.1 60 38.0
 ≥60 81 42.6 21 65.6 60 38.0
 Missing values 7 3.7 0 0.000 7 4.4
Gender b
 Male 87 45.8 16 50.0 71 44.9 0.094 0.759
 Female 96 50.5 16 50.0 80 50.6
 Missing values 7 3.7 0 0.0 7 4.4
Family members or acquaintances infected b
 No 95 50.0 18 56.3 77 48.7 0.292 0.589
 Yes 88 46.3 14 43.8 74 46.8
 Missing values 7 3.7 0 0 7 4.4
Symptom onset to, days a Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
 First Medical Visit 2 (1–5) 3 (1–11) 2 (0–5) −1.625 0.104
 Hospitalization 16 (10–27) 18.5 (11.25–29.75) 16 (9–26) −0.875 0.382
 Missing values 9 0 8
Lymphocyte count, ×10^9/L b 1.5 (1.11–1.96) 1.19 (0.63–1.53) 1.57 (1.18–2.00) −3.775 <0.001
 ≥1.5 122 64.2 15 46.9 107 67.7
 <1.5 62 32.6 17 53.1 45 28.5
 Missing values 6 3.2 0 0 6 3.8
The lowest SaO2, % b 96 (95–98) 93 (90–96) 96 (96–98) −5.048 <0.001
 >93% 164 86.3 13 40.6 151 95.6
 ≤93% 25 13.2 19 59.4 6 3.8
 Missing values 1 0.5 0 0 1 0.6
Sleep quality c Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
 Subjective sleep quality 1.32 0.88 1.22 0.94 1.34 0.87 −0.718 0.474
 Difficulty falling asleep 1.36 1.06 1.31 1.09 1.37 1.05 −0.265 0.791
 Frequent nocturnal or early morning awakening 1.49 1.07 1.50 1.16 1.49 1.05 0.061 0.951
 Sleep duration 1.49 1.04 1.53 0.98 1.49 1.05 0.218 0.828
PCL-5 c
 Total score 17.69 13.95 17.00 12.31 17.83 14.29 −0.306 0.760
 Criterion B 5.15 4.49 5.22 4.27 5.14 4.54 0.091 0.927
 Criterion C 2.25 2.08 2.19 2.28 2.26 2.05 −0.178 0.859
 Criterion D 5.22 4.83 5.09 4.15 5.24 4.97 −0.156 0.876
 Criterion E 5.07 4.19 4.50 3.53 5.19 4.31 −0.849 0.397
High PTSD symptoms b
 Yes 43 22.6 5 15.6 38 24.1 1.080 0.300
 No 147 77.4 27 84.4 120 75.9

Notes:aMann–Whitney U-test; bChi-square test; ct-test.