Table 2.
Clinical symptoms and signs of COVID-19 patients with pulmonary fibrosis.
| Symptoms and signs | Overall (N = 64) | Survived (N = 32) | Deceased (N = 32) | P |
| Difficulty breathing | 63 (98.4%) | 31 (96.9%) | 32 (100%) | .313 |
| Cough | 58 (90.6%) | 30 (93.8%) | 28 (87.5%) | .391 |
| Sputum | 12 (18.8%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0 | <.001∗ |
| Hemoptysis | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | .313 |
| Fever | 45 (70.3%) | 21 (65.6%) | 24 (75.0%) | .412 |
| Chest pain | 10 (15.6%) | 6 (18.8%) | 4 (12.5%) | .491 |
| Diarrhea | 4 (6.2%) | 2 (6.2%) | 2 (6.2%) | .999 |
| Loss of smell | 2 (3.1%) | 2 (6.2%) | 0 | .151 |
| Low SpO2 (<95%) | 42 (65.6%) | 18 (56.2%) | 24 (75.0%) | .114 |
| PaO2/FIO2 (<100) | 32 (50.0%) | 13 (40.6%) | 19 (59.4%) | .251 |
| Isolation ward admission | 12 (18.8%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0 | <.001∗ |
| ICU admission† | 52 (81.2%) | 20 (62.5%) | 32 (100%) | <.001∗ |
| Mechanical ventilation | 40 (62.5%) | 8 (25.0%) | 32 (100%) | <.001∗ |
| High flow nasal cannula | 14 (21.9%) | 14 (43.8%) | 0 | <.001∗ |