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. 2021 Oct 5;222(5):288–292. doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2020.12.007

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with COVID-19.

All (n = 17,479) Survivors (n = 16,385) Non-survivors (n = 1,094) p value
Age, years (SD) 41.8 (16.1) 40.5 (15.3) 61.8 (14.2) <.0001
 0–20, n (%) 1,077 (6.2) 1,070 (6.5) 7 (0.6) <.0001
 21–40, n (%) 7,601 (43.5) 7,535 (46.0) 66 (6.0) <.0001
 41–60, n (%) 6,356 (36.4) 5,997 (36.6) 359 (32.8) .012
 >60, n (%) 2,445 (14.0) 1,783 (10.9) 662 (60.5) <.0001
Sex, n (%) <.0001
 Male 8,759 (50.1) 8,120 (49.6) 637 (58.2)
 Female 8,720 (49.9) 8,263 (50.4) 457 (41.8)



Hospital treatment, n (%) 2,393 (13.7) 1,429 (9.1) 901 (82.4) <.0001



Supplemental oxygen, n (%) 4,107 (23.5) 3,252 (19.8) 855 (78.2) <.0001



Comorbidities
 Diabetes, n (%) 1,901 (10.9) 1,529 (9.4) 372 (34.1) <.0001
 COPD, n (%) 104 (0.6) 80 (0.5) 24 (2.2) <.0001
 Asthma, n (%) 308 (1.8) 288 (1.8) 20 (1.8) .874
 HT, n (%) 2,344 (13.5) 1,908 (11.7) 436 (39.9) <.0001
 Heart disease, n (%) 213 (1.2) 154 (0.9) 59 (5.4) <.0001
 Obesity, n (%) 2,016 (11.6) 1,799 (11.0) 217 (19.8) <.0001
 Chronic kidney disease, n (%) 250 (1.4) 160 (1.0) 90 (8.2) <.0001
 Tobacco use, n (%) 926 (5.3) 868 (5.3) 58 (5.3) .990
 HIV, n (%) 33 (0.2) 31 (0.2) 2 (0.2) .960



Symptoms
 Fever, n (%) 10,176 (58.4) 9,341 (57.1) 835 (76.5) <.0001
 Dry cough, n (%) 12,125 (69.5) 11,247 (68.8) 878 (80.3) <.0001
 Sore throat, n (%) 5,331 (30.6) 4,946 (30.3) 385 (35.3) .001
 Dyspnea, n (%) 4,006 (23.0) 3,175 (19.4) 831 (76.0) <.0001
 Diarrhea, n (%) 2,454 (14.1) 2,327 (14.2) 127 (11.6) .017
 Chest pain, n (%) 2,958 (17.0) 2,606 (15.9) 352 (32.3) <.0001
 Headache, n (%) 13,125 (75.2) 12,327 (75.4) 798 (73.1) .086
 Myalgia, n (%) 8,020 (46.0) 7,464 (45.7) 556 (50.9) .001
 Arthralgia, n (%) 6,356 (36.5) 5,826 (35.7) 530 (48.5) <.0001
 General malaise, n (%) 5,673 (32.5) 4,989 (30.5) 684 (62.7) <.0001
 Rhinorrhea, n (%) 2,944 (16.9) 2,776 (17.0) 168 (15.4) .175
 Polypnea, n (%) 1,152 (6.6) 850 (5.2) 302 (27.7) <.0001
 Vomiting, n (%) 916 (5.3) 844 (5.2) 72 (6.6) .040
 Abdominal pain, n (%) 1,285 (7.4) 1,197 (7.3) 88 (8.1) .364
 Conjunctivitis, n (%) 871 (5.0) 837 (5.1) 34 (3.1) .003
 Cyanosis, n (%) 217 (1.2) 160 (1.0) 57 (5.2) <.0001
 Anosmia, n (%) 1,381 (9.1) 1,337 (9.4) 44 (4.6) <.0001

SD: standard deviation; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HT: hypertension; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.