Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.

From: Immunological and inflammatory profiles in mild and severe cases of COVID-19

 

Total (n = 41)

Mild (n = 29)

Severe (n = 12)

p value

Age, years

39.0 (33.5–50.0)

37.0 (29.0–44.0)

50.0 (39.75–85.0)

0.0072

Sex

   

0.6308

Men

25 (61%)

17 (59%)

8 (67%)

 

Women

16 (39%)

12 (41%)

4 (33%)

 

OnSet of symptom to hospital admission, days

5.0 (4.0–9.0)

5.0 (4.0–7.0)

10.5 (5.0–12.25)

0.0064

Death

2 (5%)

0

2 (17%)

0.0805

Exposure to Wuhan

24 (59%)

18 (62%)

6 (50%)

0.4754

Any comorbidity

10 (24%)

3 (10%)

7 (58%)

0.0011

Hypertension

5 (12%)

1 (3%)

4 (33%)

0.0078

Diabetes

4 (10%)

2 (7%)

2 (17%)

0.3374

Malignancy

1 (1%)

0

1 (8%)

0.2927

Chronic liver disease

3 (7%)

1 (3%)

2 (17%)

0.2002

Fever

35 (85%)

25 (86%)

10 (83%)

0.8128

Highest temperature (°C)

   

0.63

<37.3

6 (15%)

4 (14%)

2 (17%)

 

37.3–38.0

9 (22%)

7 (24%)

1 (8%)

 

38.1–39.0

18 (44%)

12 (41%)

7 (58%)

 

>39.0

8 (20%)

6 (21%)

2 (17%)

 

Cough

27 (66%)

17 (59%)

10 (83%)

0.1289

Expectoration

13 (32%)

6 (21%)

7 (58%)

0.0184

Rhinorrhoea

1 (2%)

1 (3%)

0

>0.9999

Myalgia or fatigue

19 (46%)

9 (31%)

10 (83%)

0.0022

Nausea and vomiting

0

0

0

 

Sore throat

7 (17%)

5 (17%)

2 (17%)

0.9645

Shortness of breath

5 (12%)

1 (3%)

4 (33%)

0.0078

Chest pain

1 (2%)

0

1 (8%)

0.2927

Diarrhea

4 (10%)

4 (14%)

0

0.1756

  1. Data are median (IQR), or n (%). p values comparing mild and severe are from two-tailed χ² test, two-tailed Fisher’s exact test, or two-tailed Mann–Whitney U-test.