Table 2.
Baseline clinical characteristics.
| Symptom | Treatment group N = 72 |
Control group N = 72 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever (N, %) | 34 (47.22%) | 27 (37.5%) | 0.3732 |
| Fatigue (N, %) | 20 (27.78%) | 19 (26.39%) | 0.8971 |
| Cough (N, %) | 64 (89.89%) | 71 (98.61%) | 0.4014 |
| Expectoration (N, %) | 29 (40.28%) | 34 (47.22%) | 0.7338 |
| Short breath (N, %) | 10 (13.89%) | 8 (11.11%) | 0.6232 |
| Chest tightness (N, %) | 11 (15.28%) | 15 (20.83%) | 0.3968 |
| Dyspnea (N, %) | 3 (4.17%) | 3 (4.17%) | 0.9908 |
| Headache (N, %) | 3 (4.17%) | 3 (4.17%) | 1.0000 |
| Nausea (N, %) | 5 (6.94%) | 7 (9.72%) | 0.5507 |
| Vomit (N, %) | 5 (6.94%) | 5 (6.94%) | 1.0000 |
| Diarrhea (N, %) | 4 (5.56%) | 2 (2.78%) | 0.4158 |
| Anorexia (N, %) | 6 (8.33%) | 8 (11.11%) | 0.5860 |
| Dry rale (N, %) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.39%) | 0.3241 |
| Wet rale (N, %) | 1 (1.39%) | 1 (1.39%) | 1.0000 |
P value, comparison between the treatment group and the control group. P < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.