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. 2021 Jul;31(4):699–708. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i4.3

Table 2.

Presenting symptom related variables censoring status and survival experience among COVID-19 patients (n=244)

Variables Censoring status Total (%) Median
survival
time
(days)
P-value

No of event
(%)
No of
censored (%)
Presence of symptom
Asymptomatic 11 (91.7) 1 (8.3) 12 (4.9) 6 0.662
Symptomatic 180 (77.6) 52 (22.4) 232 (95.1) 8
Fever
No 118 (74.2) 41 (25.8) 159 (65.2) 8 0.360
Yes 73 (85.9) 12 (14.1) 85 (34.8) 7
Cough
No 35 (74.5) 12 (25.5) 47 (19.3) 8 0.465
Yes 156 (79.2) 41 (20.8) 197 (80.7) 8
Cough with sputum
No 102 (79.7) 26 (20.3) 128 (52.5) 7 0.603
Yes 89 (76.7) 27 (23.3) 116 (47.5) 8
Sore throat
No 156 (76.5) 48 (23.5) 204 (83.6) 8 0.887
Yes 35 (87.5) 5 (12.5) 40 (16.4) 8
Chest pain
No 121 (75.2) 40 (24.8) 161 (65.9) 8 0.230
Yes 70 (84.3) 13 (15.7) 83 (34.1) 8
Myalgia
No 157 (77.3) 46 (22.7) 203 (83.2) 8 0.193
Yes 34 (82.9) 7 (17.1) 41 (16.8) 6
Arthralgia
No 153 (78.1) 43 (21.9) 196 (80.3) 8 0.482
Yes 38 (79.2) 10 (20.8) 48 (19.7) 6
Fatigue
No 102 (79.7) 26 (20.3) 128 (52.5) 8 0.466
Yes 89 (76.7) 27 (23.3) 116 (47.5) 8
SOB
No 73 (83.9) 14 (16.1) 87 (35.7) 6 0.034*
Yes 118 (75.2) 39 (24.8) 157 (64.3) 8
Headache
No 143 (77.7) 41 (22.3) 184 (75.4) 8 0.949
Yes 48 (80.0) 12 (20.0) 60 (24.6) 8
Nausea/ vomiting
No 176 (78.2) 49 (21.8) 225 (92.2) 8 0.638
Yes 15 (78.9) 4 (21.1) 19 (7.8) 7
Diarrhea
No 182 (79.1) 48 (20.9) 230 (94.3) 8 0.398
Yes 9 (64.3) 5 (35.7) 14 (5.7) 20