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Table 1 Characteristics of patients at first encounter

From: Body temperature correlates with mortality in COVID-19 patients

 

Total population (n = 7614)

Died (n = 1286)

Alive (n = 6328)

Age

59.4 ± 18.4

73.8 ± 12.5

56.5 ± 18.1*

Sex (% male)

54.2

59.5

53*

Body mass index

28.8 ± 7.4

29.0 ± 7.8

28.8 ± 7.3

Discharged alive (%)

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83

Temperature (°C)

37.0 (36.7, 37.7)

37.0 (36.6, 37.7)

37.0 (36.7, 37.7)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

131 ± 23.2

128.7 ± 27.8

131.6 ± 22.0*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.3 ± 13.8

71.7 ± 15.9

76.1 ± 13.2*

Heart rate (BPM)

95.2 ± 19.5

96.8 ± 21.9

94.9 ± 18.9*

Oxygen saturation (%)

96 (94, 98)

94 (88, 97)

97 (94, 99)*

  1. Demographic and vitals for 7614 patients who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by RT-PCR detection. Data are reported in mean ± SD, with the exception of oxygen saturation (median, interquartile range (IQR))
  2. *P < 0.01 for those who died vs alive