Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of COVID‐19 patients in this study

Characteristics	Recovered/improved (n = 888)	Deteriorated/died (n = 78)
Age (years)	60.5 (21)	72 (17)
Sex
Male	413 (46.51%)	49 (62.82%)
Female	475 (53.49%)	29 (37.18%)
Symptoms on admission
Cough	587 (66.10%)	49 (62.82%)
Fever	618 (69.59%)	55 (70.51%)
Fatigue	198 (22.30%)	29 (37.18%)
Coexisting chronic diseases	527 (59.95%) (n = 879)	69 (88.46%) (n = 78)

Note: Data are number (%) or median (IQR). Coexisting chronic diseases include cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases, autoimmune diseases, etc.

Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range.