Table 1. . Demographic characteristics of study sample (n = 113).
| Characteristic | Observations, n (%) | p-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICU patients (n = 55) | Wards patients (n = 58) | ||
| Age, years (M, SD) | 63.29 (13.62) | 59.21 (19.12) | 0.153 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 18 (32.7) | 30 (51.7) | 0.136 |
| Female | 37 (67.3) | 28 (48.3) | |
| Race and ethnicity | |||
| White | 7 (12.7) | 11 (19.0) | 0.508 |
| Black | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Asian | 4 (7.3) | 4 (6.9) | |
| Hispanic | 33 (60.0) | 37 (63.8) | |
| Other | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown | 9 (16.4) | 4 (6.9) | |
| BMI (M, SD) | 34.50 (11.45) | 30.42 (6.30) | 0.181 |
| Length of stay, days (M, SD) | 28.40 (18.14) | 8.98 (5.72) | <0.0001 |
| ICU length of stay, days (M, SD) | 20.93 (15.29) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
| From symptom to labs, days (M, SD) | 8.78 (1.83) | 8.88 (2.19) | 0.963 |
†
p-value significance is set at 0.05. p-values from Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables.
ICU: Intensive care unit; M: Mean; SD: Standard deviation.