Number of patients |
100 |
64 |
36 |
- |
Signs and symptoms on admission |
Signs and symptoms on
admission |
Signs and symptoms on admission |
Signs
and symptoms on admission |
Signs and symptoms on
admission |
Asymptomatic |
4 (4%) |
4 (6%) |
0 (0%) |
0.13 |
Cough |
69 (69%) |
44 (72%) |
23 (64%) |
0.41 |
Fever |
80 (80%) |
50 (78%) |
30 (83%) |
0.67 |
Dyspnoea |
52 (52%) |
29 (45%) |
23 (64%) |
0.07 |
Fatigue |
59 (59%) |
38 (59%) |
21 (58%) |
0.92 |
Anorexia |
36 (36%) |
26 (41%) |
10 (28%) |
0.20 |
Diarrhoea |
21 (21%) |
14 (22%) |
7 (19%) |
0.78 |
Headache |
8 (8%) |
7 (11%) |
1 (3%) |
0.15 |
Alterations in Smell or Taste |
3 (3%) |
3 (5%) |
0 (0%) |
0.19 |
Respiratory insufficiency |
64 (64%) |
30 (47%) |
34 (94%) |
<0.001 |
Chest radiograph on admission |
Chest radiograph on
admission |
Chest radiograph on admission |
Chest
radiograph on admission |
Chest radiograph on
admission |
Normal |
11 (11%) |
10 (16%) |
1 (3%) |
0.04 |
Bilateral interstitial infiltrates |
65 (65%) |
39 (61%) |
26 (72%) |
0.59 |
Alveolar unilateral infiltrate |
12 (12%) |
8 (12%) |
4 (11%) |
|
Other findings |
12 (12%) |
7 (11%) |
5 (14%) |
|
Pleural effusion |
4 (4%) |
3 (5%) |
1 (3%) |
0.64 |
Thromboembolic disease† |
3 (3%) |
1 (2%) |
2 (6%) |
0.27 |
Lung ultrasound (N=46) ‡ |
|
|
|
|
Score 0 |
3 (6.5%) |
3 (9%) |
0 (0%) |
0.52 |
Score 1 |
38 (82.6%) |
27 (79%) |
11 (92%) |
|
Score 2 |
5 (10.9%) |
4 (12%) |
1 (8%) |
|
Score 3 |
0 (0%) |
- |
- |
|
Laboratory findings on admission |
Laboratory findings
on admission |
Laboratory findings on admission |
Laboratory findings on admission |
Laboratory findings
on admission |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) |
13 [2] |
13 [2] |
13 [3] |
0.52 |
White-cell count (per mm3) |
7625 [4430] |
6870
[3640] |
9090 [6650] |
0.05 |
Lymphocyte count (per mm3) |
850 [610] |
1000
[560] |
815 [715] |
0.24 |
Platelet count (per mm3) |
209,000 [111,250] |
215,500 [106,750] |
191,000 [121,500] |
0.27 |
D-Dimer (ng/ml)
|
1138 [1184]
|
1186
[1027]
|
1035 [1664]
|
0.64
|
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.9 [0,6] |
0.8 [0.4] |
1.1 [0.6] |
0.001 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl) |
9.4 [12.5] |
7.5 [9.9] |
15.8
[20.9] |
0.004 |
Procalcitonin (ng/ml) |
0.1 [0.3] |
0.08 [0.2] |
0.36 [0.8] |
<0.001 |
Creatine kinase (U/L) |
86 [160] |
68 [67] |
179 [394] |
0.03 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) |
38 [25] |
33 [24] |
46
[67] |
0.003 |
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) |
402 [264] |
366 [196] |
526
[306] |
<0.001 |