Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of enrolled subjects.
| Variable | Overall (N = 166) |
Mild (n = 21) |
Moderate (n = 84) |
Severe (n = 61) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 89 (53.6) | 5 (23.8) | 46 (54.8) | 38 (62.3) | 0.009ab |
| Age, years | 60 [44, 74] | 38 [35, 49] | 61 [47, 73] | 65 [48, 79] | < 0.001ab |
| 65 + years | 65 (39.2) | 3 (14.3) | 31 (36.9) | 31 (50.8) | 0.01b |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Hypertension | 78 (47) | 6 (28.6) | 43 (51.2) | 29 (47.5) | 0.1 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 50 (30.1) | 3 (14.3) | 29 (34.5) | 18 (29.5) | 0.1 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 25 (15.1) | 2 (9.5) | 12 (14.3) | 11 (18) | 0.6 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 2 [0, 4] | 0 [0, 0] | 2 [0, 4] | 3 [1,5] | 0.001ab |
| Time from symptom onset to hospital admission, days | 7 [4,10] | 7 [6,10] | 7 [4,10] | 7 [4,10] | 0.8 |
| NEWS2 at hospital admission | 4 [2,5] | 1 [1,1] | 3 [2,4] | 5 [5,6] | < 0.001abc |
Continuous data are presented as median [1st, 3rd quartile]. Categorical variables are presented as counts (percentages). Post-hoc significant (p < 0.05) pairwise comparisons: a Mild vs Moderate, b Mild vs Severe, c Moderate vs Severe.