TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics. Consecutive inpatients and medical personnel with suspected COVID‐19 were included in a prospective cross‐sectional study in a real‐life clinical setting (n = 3658)
| Characteristic | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All | COVID‐19 positive | COVID‐19 negative | |
| No. (%) | 3658 (100) | 195 (5.3) | 3463 (94.7) |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 46.0 (16.2) | 46.9 (17.0) | 45.9 (16.2) |
| Female gender | 2478 (68.4) | 108 (55.4) | 2370 (69.1) |
| Inpatients | 1085 (29.7) | 94 (48.2) | 991 (28.6) |
| Medical personnel | 2573 (70.3) | 101 (51.8) | 2472 (71.4) |
| Days since PCR, mean (SD), days | 58.6 (47.0) | 46.0 (48.6) | 60.3 (46.5) |
| Hospitalization | 1085 (29.7) | 94 (48.2) a | 991 (28.6) a |
| ICU | N/A b | 32 (16.4) | N/A b |
| Mechanical ventilation | N/A b | 26 (13.3) | N/A b |
| No symptoms | N/A b | 27 (13.8) | N/A b |
| Fever | N/A b | 94 (48.2) | N/A b |
a
Corresponding to respective number of inpatients.
b
Information not available in COVID‐19‐negative inpatients.