Table 2

Baseline clinical and radiological characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in different risk groups

N (%)Low risk
n=289
Intermediate risk
n=141
High risk
n=66
Very high risk
n=10
P value
Symptoms
Fever269 (93.1)135 (95.7)63 (95.5)10 (100)0.551
Cough212 (73.4)120 (85.1)55 (83.3)10 (100)0.008
Dyspnea61 (12.1)93 (66)44 (66.7)8 (80)<0.001
Sore throat77 (26.6)35 (24.8)8 (12.1)1 (10.0)0.061
Runny nose51 (17.6)14 (9.9%)2 (3)1 (10)0.007
Headache60 (20.8)9 (6.4)8 (12.1)2 (20)0.001
Loss taste, smell9 (3.1)6 (4.3)1 (1.5)1 (10)0.484
Vomiting/diarrhea15 (5.2)7 (5)4 (6.1)1 (10)0.908
Myalgia128 (44.3)59 (41.8)18 (27.3)4 (40)0.092
Signs: median (IQR)
Pulse94 (10)96 (16)100.5 (16.25)101.5 (16.25)<0.001
Temperature37.9 (0.8)37.9 (1)38.6 (0.9)38.7 (0.85)<0.001
SBP129 (12)125 (17)128 (20.5)125 (30.25)<0.001
DBP73 (13)69 (19)69 (17.75)68 (16.75)<0.001
RR19 (1)20(3)20 (3)23 (6.75)<0.001
GCS<15 (n (%))0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (3.9)<0.001
Saturation96 (1)94 (14.25)93 (6)82 (4.75)<0.001
Long QT (n (%))1 (0.3)6 (4.3)6 (9.1)0 (0)<0.001
Abnormal chest X-ray (n (%))
Unilateral finding8 (2.8)18 (12.8)10 (15.2)0 (0)<0.001
Bilateral findings43 (14.9)83 (58.9)48 (72.7)10 (100)<0.001
  • DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; RR, respiratory rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.