Table 1: General characteristics of the study population.

 

Values

Age (years)

45.5 ± 11.6

Male (%)

737 (91.7)

Medical History

 

Diabetes

261 (32.5)

Hypertension

183 (22.8)

Presentation

 

Fever

691 (85.9)

Cough

586 (72.9)

Shortness of breath

323 (40.2)

Gastrointestinal symptoms

121 (15)

Asymptomatic

26 (3.2)

Laboratory investigations

 

C reactive protein

64.8 (19.1-128.8)

Neutrophils

5.8 (3.9-9.9)

Lymphocytes

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

Ferritin

773 (366-1361)

LDH

312.5 (234-438)

D dimer

0.8 (0.5-1.5)

Radiological investigations

 

Chest X ray on admission

 

Normal

117 (14.6)

Nonspecific findings

13 (1.6)

Unilateral findings

34 (4.2)

Multilobe or diffuse consolidation

186 (23.1)

Ground glass or bilateral infiltrates

454 (56.5)

Lung zones

3 zones (2-4)

WHO score on admission

4 (4-5)

ICU stay required

149 (18.5)

Deceased

105 (13.1)

N is the number of patients; percentages are expressed in parenthesis; mean expressed with standard deviation and median expressed with Q1-Q3.