Table 1.
Comparison of demography, signs, and symptoms between patients who required hospitalization and those who did not require hospitalization from March to August 2020 at São Paulo Hospital, Brazil.
| Variables | No Hospitalization (n = 6596) | Hospitalization (n = 740) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Interquartile Range | Median | Interquartile Range | ||
| Females (n, %) | 3570 (54%) | 324 (44%) | <0.001 | ||
| Age (year-old) | 39 | (28, 51) | 58 | (47, 69) | <0.001 |
| Duration of symptoms (days) | 4 | (2, 8) | 7 | (4, 10) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133 | (121, 146) | 129 | (114, 145) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 84 | (75, 94) | 80 | (70, 90) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 90 | (80, 101) | 96 | (85, 110) | <0.001 |
| Temperature (°C) | 36.50 | (36.00, 36.80) | 36.50 | (36.00, 36.90) | 0.007 |
| Respiratory rate (bpm) | 18 | (16, 20) | 24 | (20, 28) | <0.001 |
| SpO2 (%) | 97.00 | (96.00, 98.00) | 94.00 | (90.00, 96.00) | <0.001 |
| Influenza vaccine | 1897 (39%) | 149 (47%) | 0.007 | ||
| Fever | 2500 (42%) | 289 (57%) | <0.001 | ||
| Fatigue | 1628 (27%) | 184 (37%) | <0.001 | ||
| Sneezing | 496 (8.3%) | 20 (4.0%) | <0.001 | ||
| Dry cough | 2702 (45%) | 262 (52%) | 0.004 | ||
| Productive cough | 720 (12%) | 75 (15%) | 0.065 | ||
| Running nose | 1304 (22%) | 45 (8.9%) | <0.001 | ||
| Sore throat | 1428 (24%) | 38 (7.6%) | <0.001 | ||
| Diarrhea | 851 (14%) | 88 (17%) | 0.051 | ||
| Breathing difficulty | 1955 (33%) | 302 (60%) | <0.001 | ||
| Anorexia | 614 (10%) | 94 (19%) | <0.001 | ||
| Headache | 2219 (37%) | 93 (18%) | <0.001 | ||
| Myalgia | 1845 (31%) | 138 (27%) | 0.10 | ||
| Nausea/vomiting | 735 (12%) | 91 (18%) | <0.001 | ||
| Wheezing | 136 (2.3%) | 11 (2.2%) | 0.9 | ||
| Thoracic pain | 1059 (18%) | 67 (13%) | 0.012 | ||
| Abdominal pain | 320 (5.4%) | 34 (6.7%) | 0.2 | ||
| Anosmia | 1133 (19%) | 80 (16%) | 0.084 | ||
| Dysgeusia | 1127 (19%) | 80 (16%) | 0.10 | ||
| Chills | 672 (11%) | 46 (9.1%) | 0.14 | ||
SpO2: oxyhemoglobin saturation by pulse oximetry.