Table 5.
Showing final outcomes and disposition
| Variables | First wave (n=1030) n (%) |
Second wave (n=991) n(%) |
P value |
| Mechanical ventilation | 28 (2.7) | 40 (4.0) | 0.093* |
| Pulmonary embolism/Deep vein thrombosis | 3 (0.3) | 11 (1.1) | 0.025* |
| Death | 3 (0.3) | 8 (0.8) | 0.112* |
| Discharge disposition | |||
| Discharged home | 105 (10.1) | 222 (22.4) | <0.001* |
| Transfer to quarantine | 879 (84.6) | 705 (71.1) | |
| Transfer to higher centre | 55 (5.3) | 64 (6.5) | |
| Length of stay in days | |||
| Mean±SD | 14.58±7.75 | 12.61±6.16 | <0.001† |
| 0–7 | 227 (21.8) | 126 (12.7) | <0.001* |
| 8–14 | 261 (25.1) | 638 (64.4) | |
| 15–30 | 529 (50.9) | 212 (21.4) | |
| >30 | 22 (2.1) | 15 (1.5) | |
In all statistical comparative analysis performed, second wave was considered as a reference group.
*Pearson χ2 test.
†Unpaired t test.