Table 2.
Comparison between clinical outcomes and ages of patients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the pandemic
| Variables | 2020 (n = 1321) | 2021 (n = 2041) | 2022 (n = 422) | p values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| ICU | <0.01 | ||||||
| Yes | 377 | 28.6 | 707 | 34.6 | 96 | 22.7 | |
| No | 943 | 71.4 | 1334 | 65.4 | 326 | 77.3 | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 0.49 | ||||||
| Yes | 240 | 18.2 | 369 | 18.1 | 88 | 20.8 | |
| No | 1081 | 81.8 | 1672 | 81.9 | 334 | 79.2 | |
| Outcome | <0.01 | ||||||
| Death | 136 | 10.3 | 304 | 14.9 | 65 | 15.4 | |
| Survived | 1185 | 89.7 | 1737 | 85.1 | 357 | 84.6 | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 62.0 (18.6) | 59.7 (19.2) | 58.1 (28.2) | <0.01 | |||
| Age in years (groups) | <0.01 | ||||||
| 0–19 | 12 | 0.9 | 37 | 1.8 | 46 | 10.8 | |
| 20–39 | 145 | 11.0 | 272 | 13.3 | 80 | 19.0 | |
| 40–59 | 403 | 30.5 | 681 | 33.4 | 56 | 13.3 | |
| ≥60 | 761 | 57.7 | 1051 | 51.5 | 240 | 56.9 | |
| Lenght of stay in days, median (IQR) | 8.0 (5.0–14.0) | 9.0 (6.0–19.0) | 7.0 (3.0–14.0) | <0.01 | |||
Note: In bold, significant p values are highlighted.
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease‐2019; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
In bold, significant p values are highlighted.