Table 1.
Patient characteristics of linked and non-linked COVID-19 patients.
| Linked COVID-19 patients (N = 6343) | Non-linked COVID-19 patients (N = 281) | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of hospital | ||
| University hospitals N (%)/number of ICUs | 788 (12.4)/8 | 50 (17.8)/7 |
| Teaching hospitals N (%)/number of ICUs | 3415 (53.8)/32 | 91 (32.4)/20 |
| Non-teaching hospitals N (%)/number of ICUs | 2140 (33.7)/39 | 140 (49.8)/21 |
| Mean age (SD) | 63.8 (11.6) | 65.0 (11.1) |
| In-hospital mortality N (%) | 1960 (30.9) | 92 (32.7) |
| Confirmation method | ||
| Lab confirmation N (%) | 6235 (98.3) | 279 (99.3) |
| CT confirmation N (%) | 108 (1.7) | 2 (0.7) |