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. 2022 Jan 5;11:5. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.74645.1

Table 1. Study structure.

COVID-19=coronavirus disease 2019; ICU=intensive care unit.

Severity stage Case control population
1 Infection Test positive Test negative General population
2 Hospitalization Hospitalized Not hospitalized Confirmed COVID-19 cases
3 Severe symptoms (clinically or radiologically) Severe symptoms Non-severe symptoms Hospitalised COVID-19 cases
4 ICU admittance Admitted to ICU Not admitted to ICU Hospitalised COVID-19 cases
5 death Death alive Hospitalised COVID-19 cases