Table 1: General characteristics of the study population.
|
Values |
Age (years) |
45.5 ± 11.6 |
Male (%) |
737 (91.7) |
Medical History |
|
Diabetes |
261 (32.5) |
Hypertension |
183 (22.8) |
Presentation |
|
Fever |
691 (85.9) |
Cough |
586 (72.9) |
Shortness of breath |
323 (40.2) |
Gastrointestinal symptoms |
121 (15) |
Asymptomatic |
26 (3.2) |
Laboratory investigations |
|
C reactive protein |
64.8 (19.1-128.8) |
Neutrophils |
5.8 (3.9-9.9) |
Lymphocytes |
1.1 (0.8-1.5) |
Ferritin |
773 (366-1361) |
LDH |
312.5 (234-438) |
D dimer |
0.8 (0.5-1.5) |
Radiological investigations |
|
Chest X ray on admission |
|
Normal |
117 (14.6) |
Nonspecific findings |
13 (1.6) |
Unilateral findings |
34 (4.2) |
Multilobe or diffuse consolidation |
186 (23.1) |
Ground glass or bilateral infiltrates |
454 (56.5) |
Lung zones |
3 zones (2-4) |
WHO score on admission |
4 (4-5) |
ICU stay required |
149 (18.5) |
Deceased |
105 (13.1) |
N is the number of patients; percentages are expressed in parenthesis; mean expressed with standard deviation and median expressed with Q1-Q3.