Table 1.
Comparison of clinical features between Clade 20B-T and Clade 20B-nonT.
| N = 172 | Clade 20B-T [B.1.1.284] (N = 87) |
*Clade 20B-nonT (N = 85) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years old) | 43.0 ± 17.6 | 45.6 ± 19.4 | 0.353 |
| Sex (male/female) | 57 / 30 | 56 / 29 | 1.000 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (≧1) | 29 (33.3%) | 38 (44.7%) | 0.159 |
| Symptoms at admission | |||
| Cough | 40 (46.0%) | 44 (51.8%) | 0.756 |
| Dysosmia | 12 (13.8%) | 13 (15.3%) | 1.000 |
| Dysgeusia | 10 (11.5%) | 15 (17.6%) | 0.388 |
| Fever (≧ 37·5 °C) | 51 (58.6%) | 52 (61.2%) | 0.432 |
| Sepsis | 0 | 1 (1.2%) | 0.494 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 3 (3.4%) | 8 (9.4%) | 0.130 |
| Treatment | |||
| Oxygen supplementation | 13 (14.9%) | 26 (30.6%) | 0.011 |
| Methylprednisolone treatment | 10 (11.5%) | 20 (23.5%) | 0.045 |
| Ventilator usage | 2 (2.3%) | 6 (7.1%) | 0.166 |
| Intensive care unit admission | 4 (4.6%) | 8 (9.4%) | 0.245 |
| Death | 2 (2.3%) | 2 (2.4%) | 1.000 |
*Clade 20B-nonT includes various strains defined by Pangolin lineages; B.1.1.214, B.1.1.285, B.1.1.162, and B.1.1.29.