Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of 65 patients admitted to the 5th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital (Jan 20–Feb 23, 2020) with COVID-19 in different clinical types.

From: Clinical characteristics and corticosteroids application of different clinical types in patients with corona virus disease 2019

Variables

Total (n = 65)

Mild (n = 10)

General (n = 32)

Severe (n = 8)

Critical (n = 15)

P

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age, years

 ≤ 65

50

76.92

10

10.00

29

90.63

5

62.50

6

40.00

 

 > 65

15

23.08

0

0.00

3

9.38

3

37.50

9

60.00

0.0003

Sex

 Male

36

55.38

6

60.00

18

56.25

4

50.00

8

53.33

 

 Female

29

44.62

4

40.00

14

43.75

4

50.00

7

46.67

1

Exposure history

 No exposure history

7

10.77

0

0.00

1

3.13

0

0.00

6

40.00

 

 Recently been to Wuhan

36

55.38

8

80.00

20

62.50

3

37.50

5

33.33

 

 Contacted with patients with COVID-19

17

26.15

0

0.00

10

31.25

5

62.50

2

13.33

 

 Contacted with people from Wuhan

5

7.69

2

20.00

1

3.13

0

0.00

2

13.33

0.0006

With at least one underlying disease

22

33.85

1

10.00

8

25.00

4

50.00

9

60.00

0.0264

Treatment

Respiratory support

 Oxygen therapy

14

21.54

0

0.00

14

43.75

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

 HFNC

8

12.31

0

0.00

0

0.00

8

100.00

0

0.00

 

 NIPPV

12

18.46

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

12

80.00

 

 IPPV

3

4.62

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

3

20.00

 < 0.0001

CRRT

3

4.62

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

3

20.00

0.0078

Glucocorticoids

31

47.69

0

0.00

10

31.25

8

100.00

13

86.67

 < 0.0001

Prognosis

 Remained in hospital

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

 Discharged

63

96.92

10

100.00

32

100.00

8

100.00

13

86.67

 

 Died

2

3.08

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

2

13.33

0.124

 

Med

IQR

Med

IQR

Med

IQR

Med

IQR

Med

IQR

 

Onset of symptom to laboratory confirmed, days

5

3–7

3

1–9

3.5

2.5–6

5.5

2.5–9

7

4–14

0.0004

Onset of symptom to pneumonia, days

6

3–8

4

4–9

5.5

2–7.5

5

2.5–7

7

5–11

0.0443

Onset of symptom to virus RNA clearance, days

15

11–20

6

4–12

14.5

11.5–18.5

18

13–22

20

16–26

0.0001

Methylprednisolone time (n = 31)

7

5–9

5.5

4–9

7.5

5–10.5

8

6.5–10

0.322

Onset of symptom to discharge, days (n = 63)

27

17–34

13

9–18

24.5

16–32

35

31–44.5

34

28–41

 < 0.0001

  1. COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, HFNC high-flow nasal cannula, NIPPV non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, IPPV invasive positive pressure ventilation, Med Median.