Table 1.
Presenting characteristics of deceased patients (Original)
| Characteristics | Range | Total (n=142) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | <30 | 7 (4.93%) |
| 30-45 | 31 (21.83%) | |
| 46-60 | 42 (29.58%) | |
| >60 | 62 (43.66%) | |
| Median (25th to 75th percentile) | 57 (44.25-69.75) | |
| Sex | Male | 53 (37.32%) |
| Female | 89 (62.68%) | |
| Comorbidities | Diabetes mellitus | 42 (29.58%) |
| Hypertension | 41 (28.87%) | |
| Obesity | 14 (9.86%) | |
| Coronary artery disease | 11 (7.75%) | |
| Hypothyroidism | 10 (7.04%) | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 05 (3.52%) | |
| COPD/Bronchial asthma | 04 (2.82%) | |
| Malignancy | 02 (1.41%) | |
| Chronic liver disease | 01 (0.70%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus + hypertension | 21 (14.79%) | |
| Symptoms | Shortness of breath | 137 (96.48%) |
| Fever | 94 (66.20%) | |
| Cough | 73 (51.41%) | |
| Diarrhoea | 19 (13.38%) | |
| Sore throat | 5 (3.52%) | |
| Time interval from symptom onset to admission (in days) | Median (25th-75th percentile) | 3 (2.25-5) |
| Duration of stay (in days) | <1 day | 22 (15.49%) |
| 2-7 days | 82 (57.75%) | |
| >7 days | 38 (26.76%) | |
| Peripheral capillary Oxygen saturation (SpO2 in % on room air) | <70 | 17 (11.97%) |
| 70-79 | 23 (16.20%) | |
| 80-89 | 52 (36.62%) | |
| ≥90 | 50 (35.21%) | |
| Median (25th-75th percentile) | 86 (77.25-90) |