Table 1. Characteristics, type of emergency and mortality of COVID-19 patients entering the hospital.
IQR = interquartile range; GMA = adjusted mortality group. Bold p-values represent statistically significant values.
| First wave (Feb 24, 2020 - Apr 26, 2020) | Second wave (Jul 24, 2020 - May 18, 2021) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n episodes | 3037 | 5043 | |
| Demographic characteristics of patients | |||
| Sex | |||
| Women (n (%)) | 1447 (47.6%) | 2375 (47.0%) | 0.631 |
| Age | |||
| Mean (DE) | 62.4 (19.4) | 58.4 (22.7) | |
| Median (IQR) | 63 (29) | 61 (34) | 0.000 |
| < 18 years (n (%)) | 48 (1.58%) | 272 (5.39%) | 0.000 |
| 18-35 years (n (%)) | 209 (6.88%) | 512 (10.1%) | 0.000 |
| 35-49 years (n (%)) | 543 (17.8%) | 963 (19.0%) | 0.174 |
| 50-64 years (n (%)) | 789 (25.9%) | 1137 (22.5%) | 0.000 |
| 65-79 years (n (%)) | 779 (25.6%) | 1127 (22.3%) | 0.001 |
| > 80 years (n (%)) | 669 (22.0%) | 1032 (20.4%) | 0.095 |
| Morbidity | |||
| Morbidity groups (GMA) | 2992 | 4967 | |
| No previous pathologies | 137 (4.57%) | 235 (4.73%) | 0.757 |
| Acute pathologies | 50 (1.67%) | 257 (5.17%) | 0.000 |
| Pregnancy and childbirth | 17 (0.56%) | 30 (0.60%) | 0.841 |
| Chronic pathologies in 1 system | 237 (7.92%) | 449 (9.03%) | 0.086 |
| Chronic pathologies in 2 or 3 systems | 672 (22.4%) | 1025 (20.6%) | 0.054 |
| Chronic pathologies in > 3 systems | 1638 (54.7%) | 2567 (51.6%) | 0.008 |
| Active neoplasm | 124 (4.14%) | 190 (3.82%) | 0.477 |
| Type of emergency | 2992 | 4967 | |
| Resuscitation + emergency (n (%)) | 1453 (48.5%) | 1944 (39.1%) | 0.000 |
| Urgency (n (%)) | 1307 (43.6%) | 2643 (53.2%) | |
| Minor urgency + non urgent (n (%)) | 232 (7.75%) | 380 (7.65%) | |
| Mortality | |||
| Mortality (n(%)) | 70 (2.30%) | 61 (1.20%) | 0.000 |