| | Total (n = 252) | Febrile (n = 197) | Non-febrile (n = 55) | P value |
|---|
| Age, years |
| ≤ 29 | 26 (10%) | 16 (8%) | 10 (18%) | 0.121 |
| 30–49 | 106 (42%) | 85 (43%) | 21 (38%) |
| 50–69 | 94 (37%) | 73 (37%) | 21 (38%) |
| ≥ 70 | 26 (10%) | 23 (12%) | 3 (5%) |
| Sex |
| Female | 110 (44%) | 82 (42%) | 28 (51%) | 0.231 |
| Male | 141 (56%) | 114 (58%) | 27 (49%) |
| Temperature, °C |
| < 37.3 | 55 (22%) | 0 | 55 (100%) | < 0.001 |
| 37.3–38.0 | 104 (41%) | 104 (53%) | 0 |
| 38.1–39 | 80 (32%) | 80 (41%) | 0 |
| 39.1–41 | 13 (5%) | 13 (7%) | 0 |
| Signs and symptoms |
| Cough | 177 (70%) | 145 (74%) | 32 (58%) | 0.027 |
| Myalgia | 42 (17%) | 33 (17%) | 9 (16%) | 0.946 |
| Cephalalgia | 22 (9%) | 12 (6%) | 10 (18%) | 0.005 |
| Sputum | 105 (42%) | 92 (47%) | 13 (24%) | 0.002 |
| Hemoptysis | 4 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 0.579 |
| Diarrhea | 28 (11%) | 23 (12%) | 5 (9%) | 0.590 |
| Dyspnea | 35 (14%) | 28 (14%) | 7 (13%) | 0.768 |
| Poor appetite | 140 (56%) | 117 (59%) | 23 (42%) | 0.020 |
| Comorbidity |
| Hypertension | 48 (19%) | 39 (20%) | 9 (16%) | 0.566 |
| Diabetes | 18 (7%) | 14 (7%) | 4 (7%) | 1.000 |
| Digestive tract disease | 4 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (4%) | 0.444 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 10 (4%) | 8 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1.000 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3 (1%) | 3 (2%) | 0 | 1.000 |
| Malignancy | 4 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (4%) | 0.444 |
| Liver disease | 6 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (5%) | 0.234 |
| Chronic lung disease | 8 (3%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 0.512 |
| Treatments and outcomes |
| Oxygen supplementation | 200 (79%) | 157 (80%) | 43 (78%) | 0.806 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 10 (4%) | 9 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 0.594 |
| ECMO | 4 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 0 | 0.579 |
| Critically ill | 52 (21%) | 40 (20%) | 12 (22%) | 0.806 |
| ARDS | 21 (8%) | 17 (9%) | 4 (7%) | 0.963 |
| ICU admission | 43 (17%) | 34 (17%) | 9 (16%) | 0.876 |
| Mortality | 6 (2%) | 6 (3%) | 0 | 0.344 |
- Data are median (IQR) or n (%). P values comparing febrile and non-febrile are from Mann-Whitney U test, χ2 test, or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate
- Medical records of COVID-19 patients were accessed from Jingzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (61 cases), Jianli Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (41 cases), Jingzhou Central Hospital (21 cases), Dongguan People’s Hospital (14 cases), Jieyang People’s Hospital (8 cases), Shangrao People’s Hospital (12 cases), Shangrao No.2 People’s Hospital (3 cases), Poyang People’s Hospital (53 cases), Yugan People’s Hospital (3 cases), Wuyuan People’s Hospital (5 cases), Dexing People’s Hospital (3 cases), Guangfeng People’s Hospital (16 cases), Yushan People’s Hospital (9 cases), Yanshan People’s Hospital (2 cases), and Wannian People’s Hospital (1 case)
- ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU intensive care unit
