Table 2. Characteristics of the patients and results of the evaluation measures according to the severity profile.
| TOTAL | p | ICU | P1 | WARD | P2 | No Admission | P3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 178 | 91 (51.1%) | 60 (33.7%) | 27 (15.2%) | ||||
| Male (n / %) | 105 (58.9%) | <0.001 | 65 (71.4%) | 0.008 | 30 (50%) | 0.145 | 9 (33.3%) | <0.001 |
| Age | 59.6±11.6 | <0.001 | 63.3 ± 9.9 | 0.025 | 58.5 ± 11.7 | 0.010 | 50.9±12.5 | < 0.001 |
| Comorbidities | 152 (85,4%) | 0.609 | 80 (87.9%) | 0.430 | 50 (83.3%) | 0.833 | 22 (81.5%) | 0.406 |
| Barthel Index | 96.5±7.7 | 0.002 | 94.5±9.6 | 0.012 | 98.2±4.5 | 0.896 | 99.3±3.8 | 0.014 |
| Cognitive impairment (Pfeiffer) n/% | 11 (6,2%) | 0.121 | 7 (7.8%) | 0.078 | 1 (1.7%) | 0.064 | 3 (11.1%) | 0.597 |
| mMRC dyspnoea (n /%) | 134 (75.3%) | 0.682 | 66 (72.5%) | 0.418 | 47 (78.3%) | 0.954 | 21(77.8%) | 0.581 |
| HAD anxiety n/% | 56 (31.5%) | 0.001 | 17 (18.7%) | <0.001 | 28 (46.7%) | 0.606 | 11(40.7%) | 0.023 |
| HAD depression n/% | 42 (23.6%) | 0.096 | 16 (17.6%) | 0.185 | 16 (26.7%) | 0.333 | 10 (37%) | 0.04 |
| SF36 PCS | 36.4±9.4 | 0.254 | 36.9±9.5 | 0.99 | 37±9.1 | 0.3 | 33.4±9.6 | 0.308 |
| SF 36 MCS | 44.6±11.8 | 0.007 | 47.7±10.9 | 0.008 | 41±11.1 | 0.658 | 43.6±13.8 | 0.397 |
| mMRC strength | 57.6±3.9 | <0.001 | 56.3±4.5 | <0.001 | 58.8±2.5 | 0.891 | 59.3±1.1 | 0.002 |
| SPPB | 9.6±2.6 | 0.155 | 9.3±2.8 | 0.269 | 10±2.3 | 0.954 | 10.2±2.1 | 0.335 |
| Dynamometry impairment n/% | 146 (82.5%) | 0.001 | 83 (92.2%) | <0.001 | 41 (68%) | 0.193 | 22 (81.5%) | 0.129 |
| P6MM (meters) | 435.9±138 | 0.001 | 403.8±140.8 | 0.120 | 450.1±138.9 | 0.145 | 512.1±85.2 | 0.002 |
| Desaturation (SpO 2 ) (n) | 26 (14.6%) | 0.006 | 18 (69.2%) | 0.298 | 8 (30.8%) | 0.012 | 0 | 0.001 |
| PImax (cmH 2 O) | 79.1±26.6 | 0.279 | 82.1±28.2 | 0.51 | 76.9±27.1 | 0.89 | 73.9±18.1 | 0.38 |
| PEmax (cm H 2 O) | 101.8±27.3 | 0.881 | 102.5±24.3 | 0.9 | 100.3±34.9 | 0.93 | 102.7±16.1 | 0.99 |
ICU: patients admitted to the intensive care unit, general ward, and not admitted. mMRC: Modified Medical Research Council scale; HAD: hospital anxiety and depression questionnaire SF36: quality of life questionnaire; 6MWT: 6-minute walk test; SpO2: oxyhemoglobin saturation; PImax: maximum inspiratory pressure; PEmax: maximum expiratory pressure. p = comparison between the three groups; p1 = comparison between ICU-ward; p2 = comparison between ward—no admission; p3 = comparison between ICU-no admission.