Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics and Temperature Measurements of (a) Unaffected Volunteers; (b) London and (c) Birmingham Hospitalized Cohorts with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 and (d) Community-based “app” Cohort with Self-reported Confirmed COVID-19
| (a) Unaffected Volunteers (n = 1089) | (b) London Hospitalized Patients (n = 514) |
(c) Birmingham Hospitalized Patients (n = 676) | (d) Community “app” Participants (n = 3 967) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffected Volunteers | COVID-19 + | COVID-19 + | COVID-19 + | |
| Age (years) | 56.6/16.8 | 61.9/17.1 | 67.8/17.0 | 42.9/12.8 |
| Sex (females) | 914 (84%) | 202 (39%) | 321 (43%) | 2 770 (70%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8/5.2 | 28.5/6.8 (n = 486) | 29.2/7.2 (n = 646) | 28.2/6.2 |
| Temperature (°C) | 36.6/0.4* | 37.5/1.1† | 36.9/0.9† | 37.6/1.0‡ |
Notes: BMI = body mass index. Categorical variables presented as count (%) and continuous variables as mean (standard deviation). All presented as mean/standard deviation. *Mean value of 3 recordings of basal tympanic temperature; †first recorded temperature on hospital admission; ‡maximum temperature self-recorded on app.