Changes in the Clinical Characteristics of 62 Patients Who Died from Coronavirus Disease 2019

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

	Patients ()
Age (years)	72 (IQR: 54-88)
Sex
Male	41 (66%)
Female	21 (34%)
Underlying diseases	45 (72.5%)
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases	33 (53%)
Respiratory disease	5 (8%)
Endocrine system diseases	13 (21%)
Digestive disease	5 (8%)
Malignant tumor	2 (3%)
Exposure history	21 (34%)
Fever	52 (84%)
Cough	41 (66%)
Polypnea	28 (45%)
Sputum	25 (40%)
Myalgia	23 (37%)
Decreased appetite	23 (37%)
Fatigue	15 (24%)
Diarrhea	12 (19%)
Headache	11 (18%)
Pharyngalgia	9 (15%)
Chest pain	9 (15%)
Nausea or vomiting	8 (13%)
Dizziness	7 (11%)
Time from symptom onset to the first visit at the clinic (days)	3 (IQR: 0-6).
Time from symptom onset to death at the hospital (days)	18.5 (IQR: 12-23)
Disease severity
Mild	0 (0%)
Normal	0 (0%)
Severe	42 (68%)
Critical	20 (32%)

Note: According to the COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment protocol (trial version 7) published by the National Health Commission of China, the clinical types of COVID-19 are mild, normal, severe, and critical.