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. 2022 Oct 21;25(Suppl 6):e26009. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26009
Abstract P258 – Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with mild COVID‐19, according to anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antiviral treatment.
Characteristics Study population MNP PAX RDV p‐value
N = 178 N = 78 N = 44 N = 56
(43.8%) (24.7%) (31.5%)
Age [years], median (IQR) 74 (58 to 82) 78 (66 to 84) 59 (49 to 78) 73 (63 to 83) <0.001
Male sex, n (%) 100 (56.2%) 52 (67.5%) 20 (45.5%) 28 (50%) 0.031
COVID‐19 vaccination, n (%) 0.661
No 32 (18%) 14 (17.9%) 6 (18.8%) 12 (37.5%)
Yes 144 (80.9%) 64 (82.1%) 36 (25%) 44 (30.6%)
(complete schedule, <120 days)a
Unknown 2 (1.1%) 0 2 (4.5%) 0
Risk factor, n (%)
Age >65 years 105 (59%) 55 (70.5%) 12 (27.3%) 38 (67.9%) <0.001
BMI >30 20 (11.2%) 7 (9%) 6 (13.6%) 7 (12.5%) 0.689
Cardiovascular disease 75 (42.1%) 42 (53.8%) 8 (18.2%) 25 (44.6%) <0.001
COPD or other respiratory disease 38 (21.3%) 15 (19.2%) 10 (22.7%) 13 (23.2%) 0.829
Neurological disease 11 (6.2%) 4 (5.1%) 2 (4.5%) 5 (8.9%) 0.582
Diabetes mellitus 34 (19.1%) 14 (17.9%) 5 (11.4%) 15 (26.8%) 0.141
Chronic kidney failure 10 (5.6%) 7 (9%) 0 3 (5.4%) 0.117
Cancer 12 (6.7%) 5 (6.4%) 3 (6.8%) 4 (7.1%) 0.986
Immunodeficiency 27 (15.2%) 8 (10.3%) 12 (27.3%) 7 (12.5%) 0.034
Treatments for COVID‐19, n (%)
Heparin 16 (9%) 3 (4%) 2 (5.6%) 11 (20.8%) 0.004
Corticosteroid therapy 4 (2.2%) 1 (1.3%) 1 (2.8%) 2 (3.8%) 0.671
Symptoms, n (%) <0.001
None 14 (7.9%) 2 (2.6%) 1 (2.3%) 11 (19.6%)
Yes 164 (92.1%) 76 (97.4%) 43 (97.7%) 45 (80.4%)
Type of symptoms
Fever 76 (42.7%) 36 (46.2%) 21 (47.7%) 19 (33.9%) 0.273
Cough 85 (47.8%) 38 (48.7%) 22 (50%) 25 (44.6%) 0.846
Sore throat 34 (19.1%) 15 (19.2%) 14 (31.8%) 5 (8.9%) 0.015
Headache 15 (8.4%) 4 (5.1%) 6 (13.6%) 5 (8.9%) 0.264
Joint/muscle pain 14 (7.9%) 6 (7.7%) 5 (11.4%) 3 (5.4%) 0.540
Gastrointestinal disorders 7 (3.9%) 3 (3.8%) 2 (4.5%) 2 (3.6%) 0.968
Dyspnoea 16 (9%) 3 (3.8%) 3 (6.8%) 10 (17.9%) 0.017
Fatigue 32 (18%) 16 (20.5%) 10 (22.7%) 6 (10.7%) 0.221
Cold 13 (7,3%) 10 (12.8%) 10 (22.7%) 3 (5.4%) 0.037
Oxygen saturation >94%, median (IQR) 155 (87.1%) 97 (96 to 98) 97 (96 to 98) 96 (95 to 98) 0.180
Setting, n (%) <0.001
Outpatient service 148 (83.1%) 75 (96.2%) 41 (93.2%) 32 (57.1%)
Hospitalisation for diseases other than COVID‐19 30 (16.9%) 3 (3.8%) 3 (6.8%) 24 (42.9%)
Days from symptom onset to antiviral treatment, median (IQR) 3 (2 to 4) 3 (2 to 4) 3 (2 to 4) 2 (1 to 4) 0.958
Days from symptom onset to virological clearance, median (IQR) 13 (10 to 18) 15 (11 to 18) 11 (9 to 15) 13 (9 to 19) 0.015
Outcome, n (%) N = 158 N = 73 N = 32 N = 53 0.850
Recovery 150 (94.9%) 70 (95.9%) 31 (96.9%) 49 (92.5%)
Hospitalisation 2 (1.3%) 1 (1.4%) 0 1 (1.9%)
Death 6 (3.8%) 2 (2.7%) 1 (3.1%) 3 (5.7%)
Adverse events, n (%) N = 148 N = 67 N = 30 N = 51 0.321
No 144 (97.3%) 66 (98.5%) 28 (93.3%) 50 (98%)
Yes 4 (2.7%) 1 (1.5%) 2 (6.7%) 1 (2%)
Virological clearance at day 7 from symptoms onset, n (%) N = 133 N = 60 N = 26 N = 47 0.053
No 82 (61.7%) 42 (70%) 11 (42.3%) 29 (61.7%)
Yes 51 (38.3%) 18 (30%) 15 (57.7%) 18 (38.3%)
Calendar period, n (%) <0.001
Jan to Feb 2022 62 (34.8%) 35 (44.9%) 3 (4.8%) 24 (42.9%)
Mar to Apr 2022 58 (32.6%) 33 (56.9%) 17 (38.6%) 8 (14.3%)
May to Jun 2022 58 (32.6%) 10 12.8%) 24 (54.5%) 24 (42.9%)

aVaccination: no dose: 15, 8.4% ‐ yes, only 1 dose: 4, 2.2% ‐ complete cycle: 20, 11.2% ‐ first booster dose: 136, 76.4% ‐ second booster dose: 1, 0.6%.

Kruskal Wallis and Chi‐squared test for comparison among the three groups, as appropriate.