Table 2.
Patient Characteristics | Observations (n = 60) |
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Demographics | Frequency |
Age (years) | 47.2 ± 10.7 (mean ± S.D) |
Gender | Frequency |
Male | 40 (66.67%) |
Female | 20 (33.33%) |
Clinical features | Frequency |
Fever | 54 (90.00%) |
Cough | 58 (96.67%) |
Dyspnea | 48 (80.00%) |
Myalgia | 30 (50.00%) |
Fatigue | 30 (50.00%) |
Anosmia or ageusia | 38 (63.33%) |
Sore throat | 30 (50.00%) |
Clinical history | Frequency |
Diabetes | 20 (33.33%) |
Hypertension | 18 (30.00%) |
CKD | 6 (5.00%) |
Coronary artery disease | 4 (6.67%) |
COPD | 2 (3.33%) |
Past history of tuberculosis | 5 (8.33%) |
Smoker | 14 (23.33%) |
Alcoholic | 15 (25.00%) |
Laboratory data | Frequency |
Anaemia | 9 (15.00%) |
Leucocytosis | 10 (16.67%) |
Thrombocytopenia | 7 (11.67%) |
Deranged RFT | 6 (5.00%) |
Raised LDH | 40 (66.67%) |
Raised CRP | 42 (70.00%) |
Raised procalcitonin | 30 (50.00%) |
Raised ferritin | 34 (56.66%) |
Raised troponin T | 24 (40.00%) |
Raised d-dimer | 32 (53.33%) |
Duration from: | Days |
Symptom to CT scan | 11.2 ± 2.2 (mean ± S.D) |
RT-PCR to CT scan | 8 ± 2.5 (mean ± S.D) |
Distribution of lung abnormalities | Frequency |
Bilateral | 60 (100%) |
Peripheral | 38 (63.33%) |
Diffuse | 18 (30.00%) |
Random | 4 (6.67%) |
RUL | 46 (76.67%) |
RML | 52 (86.67%) |
RLL | 60 (100%) |
LUL | 46 (76.67%) |
LLL | 54 (90.00%) |
Abbreviations: SDCT = Standard dose computed tomography, ULDCT = Ultra low dose computed tomography, S.D = Standard deviation, CKD = Chronic kidney disease, COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, WBC = White blood cell count, RFT = Renal function test, LDH = lactate dehydrogenase, CRP = C-reactive protein, RT-PCR- Real time-reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, RUL = Right upper lobe, RML = Right middle lobe, RLL = Right lower lobe, LUL = Left upper lobe, LLL = Left lower lobe.