Table 1.
Patient characteristics stratified by coronavirus disease 2019-wavea.
| n = 638 patients | First wave (n = 168) | Subsequent waves (n = 470) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female gender, n (%) | 96 (57) | 235 (50) | 0.11 |
| Age in years | 37 (29–47) | 33 (25–43) | 0.002 |
| BMI, n (%) | 0.83 | ||
| <25 kg/m2 | 105 (64) | 304 (65) | |
| 25–30 kg/m2 | 41 (24) | 104 (22) | |
| >30 kg/m2 | 22 (13) | 61 (13) | |
| ≥ 2 comorbidities, n (%) | 27 (16) | 34 (7) | 0.001 |
| Cardiac defect complexity, n (%) | 0.23 | ||
| Mild | 63 (38) | 167 (36) | |
| Moderate | 65 (39) | 159 (34) | |
| Severe | 40 (24) | 144 (31) | |
| Residual defect-related problems, n (%) | 0.25 | ||
| no problems | 64 (38) | 225 (48) | |
| mainly valvular problem | 61 (36) | 147 (31) | |
| mainly heart failure | 15 (9) | 34 (7) | |
| mainly arrhythmia problems | 20 (12) | 41 (9) | |
| pulmonary hypertension | 8 (5) | 23 (5) | |
| Complicated disease course, n (%) | 15 (9) | 21 (5) | 0.03 |
| Deaths, n (%) | 7 (4) | 10 (2) | 0.18 |
Data are median (interquartile range) or number (percentage). BMI = body mass index (in kg/m2).
a
July 15, 2020 was the cut-off date.