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. 2022 Jan 22;34(2):465–474. doi: 10.1007/s40520-021-02047-y

Table 4.

Clinical findings, treatment methods and presentation symptoms of the patients hospitalized in the first and the second 6 months

Clinical findings, treatment methods and presentation symptoms First 6 months Last 6 months P value
n 403 (46.2%) 470 (53.8%)
Sex

 Male (%)

 Female (%)

206 (51.1%)

197 (48.9%)

246 (52.3%)

224 (47.4%)

0.718
Age, groups, n (%)

 65–74

 75–84

  ≥ 85

209 (51.9%)

142 (35.2%)

52 (12.9%)

257 (54.7%)

154 (32.8%)

59 (12.6%)

0.693
Presence of symptoms, n (%)

 Fever

 Cough

 Fatigue

 Dsypnea

 Sputum

 Headache

 Loss of taste and smell

 Myalgia

 Diarrhea

 Nausea/vomiting

 Altered states of consciousness

91 (22.6%)

113 (28%)

61 (15.1%)

169 (41.9%)

13 (3.2%)

5 (1.2%)

5 (1.2%)

14 (3.5%)

21 (5.2%)

25 (6.2%)

67 (16.6%)

113 (24.0%)

102 (21.7%)

121 (25.7%)

232 (49.4%)

9 (1.9%)

10 (2.1%)

6 (1.3%)

41 (8.7%)

11 (2.3%)

25 (5.3%)

128 (27.2%)

0.611

0.030

 < 0.001

0.028

0.218

0.315

0.962

0.001

0.024

0.575

 < 0.001

Blood pressure on admission, n (%)

  > 90/60

  ≤ 90/60

394 (97.8%)

9 (2.2%)

441 (93.8%)

29 (6.2%)

0.004
SpO2% on admission, mean ± SD 92.7 (± 4.7) 92.4 (± 4.5) 0.328
The lowest SpO2%, mean ± SD 88.1 (± 7.8) 86.5 (± 9.5) 0.008
COVID PCR positive, n (%) 190 (47%) 396 (84%)  < 0.001
Thorax CT Classification, n (%)

 0 (negative)

 1 (atypical)

 2 (indeterminate)

 3 (typical)

52 (12.9%)

71 (17.6%)

88 (21.8%)

192 (47.6%)

38 (8.1%)

68 (14.5%)

62 (13.2%)

302 (64.3%)

 < 0.001
Oxygen treatment, n (%) 261 (64.8%) 289 (61.5%) 0.318
COVID treatment, n (%)

 Tocilizumab

 Favipiravir

 Corticosteroids

 Anticoagulants

99 (51.03%)

253 (62.8%)

53 (13.2%)

325 (80.6%)

95 (48.9%)

405 (86.2%)

299 (63.6%)

441 (93.8%)

0.238

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit 119 (29.5%) 177 (37.7%) 0.011
Death 88 (21.8%) 142 (30.2%)  < 0.001

Significant P values are in bold