Table 1.
Number of SARS-CoV2 tests, deaths, hospital and ICU admissions in metropolitan regions, France, March–May 2020 (n = 12).
| Variables | Overall regions | 5st quintile regions | 1st quintile regions | 95% confidence intervals | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of tests, mean (SD) | 8.24 (7.28) | 13.35 (11.07) | 4.41 (4.84) | [− 14.65; − 3.23] | 0.0035 |
| Number of positive tests, mean (SD) | 1.01 (1.05) | 0.8 (0.83) | 0.74 (0.90) | [− 0.63; 0.51] | 0.8300 |
| Number of deaths, mean (SD) | 0.46 (0.46) | 0.18 (0.11) | 0.66 (0.58) | [0.20; 0.77] | 0.0021 |
| Hospital length of stay in days, mean (SD) | 30.29 (26.99) | 15.53 (8.82) | 39.97 (32.23) | [8.49; 40.4] | 0.0045 |
| ICU length of stay in days, mean (SD) | 5.90 (4.92) | 3.48 (1.95) | 6.85 (5.45) | [0.63; 6.12] | 0.018 |
| Number of hospital admissions, mean (SD) | 2.77 (2.24) | 1.59 (0.87) | 3.61 (2.76) | [0.65; 3.40] | 0.0059 |
| Number of ICU admissions, mean (SD) | 0.42 (0.34) | 0.26 (0.15) | 0.50 (0.39) | [0.04; 0.44] | 0.019 |
Sample means and standard deviations (SD) are reported for all French departments and those for 5th and 1st quintile regions. Values are reported per 100,000 inhabitants-day and computed for each department. Confidence intervals and p-values are calculated at a 95% confidence level for the 1st and the 5th quintile for means comparison using Student’s t-test. Quintiles are computed on the basis of the average number of RT-PCR tests divided by the number of patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19. Data are available at https://www.sae-diffusion.sante.gouv.fr/.
ICU intensive care unit, SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SD standard deviations.