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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of suspected COVID-19 patients

From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with suspected COVID-19 admitted in Metro Manila, Philippines

Characteristic

All

COVID-19

Not COVID-19

p value

Overall

100

42

58

 

Age (years)

N

100

42

58

 

Mean (SD)

45 (19)

52 (16)

39 (19)

 

Median (range)

42.5 (4, 89)

56.5 (24, 89)

31.5 (4, 88)

< 0.001

Age group (years)

1–5

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0.003

6-12

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

13-18

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

19-40

47 (47)

12 (29)

35 (60)

41-59

25 (25)

13 (31)

12 (21)

60 +

26 (26)

17 (40)

9 (16)

Sex

Female

42 (42)

19 (45)

23 (40)

0.682

Male

58 (58)

23 (55)

35 (60)

Nationality

American

2 (2)

0 (0)

2 (3)

0.024

Chinese

14 (14)

2 (5)

12 (21)

Filipino

83 (83)

40 (95)

43 (74)

German

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Health worker

No

89 (89)

39 (93)

50 (86)

0.350

Yes

11 (11)

3 (7)

8 (14)

Recent international travel history (within 14 days prior to admission)

No

53 (53)

31 (74)

22 (38)

< 0.001

China

19 (19)

3 (7)

16 (28)

other Asia

24 (24)

5 (12)

19 (33)

Europe or USA

3 (3)

2 (5)

1 (2)

United Arab Emirates

1 (1)

1 (2)

0 (0)

Reported symptoms

 Coryza

No

59 (59)

24 (57)

35 (60)

0.838

Yes

41 (41)

18 (43)

23 (40)

 Cough

No

30 (30)

10 (24)

20 (34)

0.277

Yes

70 (70)

32 (76)

38 (66)

 Fever

No

61 (61)

24 (57)

37 (64)

0.538

Yes

39 (39)

18 (43)

21 (36)

 Sore throat

No

79 (79)

30 (71)

49 (84)

0.139

Yes

21 (21)

12 (29)

9 (16)

 Difficulty breathing

No

82 (82)

30 (71)

52 (90)

0.033

Yes

18 (18)

12 (29)

6 (10)

 Other symptoms

No

94 (94)

39 (93)

55 (95)

0.694

Yes

6 (6)

3 (7)

3 (5)

Co-morbidities

 Cardiovascular disease

No

93 (93)

38 (90)

55 (95)

0.449

Yes

7 (7)

4 (10)

3 (5)

 Diabetes

No

91 (91)

35 (83)

56 (97)

0.033

Yes

9 (9)

7 (17)

2 (3)

 Hypertension

No

77 (77)

28 (67)

49 (84)

0.053

Yes

23 (23)

14 (33)

9 (16)

 Respiratory illness, including asthma

No

90 (90)

35 (83)

55 (95)

0.090

Yes

10 (10)

7 (17)

3 (5)

 HIV

Unknown

99 (99)

42 (100)

57 (98)

-

Yes

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

 At least one underlying disease

No

69 (69)

22 (52)

47 (81)

0.004

Yes

31 (31)

20 (48)

11 (19)

Pregnancy in women

 

1/41 (3%)

0/19 (0%)

1/22 (4%)

-

Duration between onset of symptoms and admission

N

97

39

58

 

mean (SD)

6 (6)

8 (5)

5 (6)

 

median (range)

4 (0, 29)

7 (0, 19)

3 (0, 29)

< 0.001

  1. Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated
  2. p value from Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables or Mann-Whitney for continuous variables