Table 1.
Demographic and hospitalization data of the sample (n = 1593)
| Age, mean (SD), years | 61.5 (16) |
| Gender, male/female (%) | 854 (53.5%) / 739 (46.5%) |
| Weight, mean (SD), kg | 74.5 (15) |
| Height, mean (SD), cm | 165 (17) |
| Pre-existing medical co-morbidities | |
| Hypertension | 415 (26.05%) |
| Diabetes | 204 (12.8%) |
| Chronic heart disease—cardiovascular disease | 188 (11.8%) |
| Asthma | 97 (6.1%) |
| Obesity | 65 (4.1%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 63 (3.95%) |
| Rheumatological disease | 24 (1.5%) |
| Other (cancer, kidney disease) | 271 (17.0%) |
| Number of onset symptoms at hospital admission | 2.2 (0.8) |
| Main symptoms at hospital admission, n (%) | |
| Fever | 1193 (74.8%) |
| Dyspnoea | 484 (30.4%) |
| Myalgia | 483 (30.3%) |
| Cough | 443 (27.8%) |
| Headache | 266 (16.7%) |
| Vomiting | 172 (10.8%) |
| Anosmia | 130 (8.1%) |
| Ageusia | 114 (7.1%) |
| Dizziness | 55 (3.4%) |
| Stay at the hospital, mean (SD), days | 11 (10.5) |
| Intensive care unit (ICU) admission | |
| Yes/no, n (%) | 95 (5.9%)/1498 (94.1%) |
| Stay at ICU, mean (SD), days | 12 (11) |