Characteristics and Clinical Course of Adult Inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia at High Altitude
Table 1
Characteristics on admission to hospital and outcomes of the study population.
Total (n = 377)
Survivor (n = 292)
Nonsurvivor (n = 85)
Age, years
59.7 ± 16.4
56.7 ± 15.8
70.1 ± 13.9
<50
103 (27.3)
97 (33.2)
6 (7.1)
50–65
130 (34.5)
108 (37.0)
22 (25.9)
>65
144 (38.2)
87 (29.8)
57 (67.1)
Sex
Female
163 (43.2)
135 (46.2)
28 (32.9)
Male
214 (56.8)
157 (53.8)
57 (67.1)
Symptoms
Cough
335/360 (93.1)
262/281 (93.2)
73/79 (92.4)
Fever
280/346 (80.9)
219/272 (80.5)
61/74 (82.4)
Dyspnea
258/294 (87.8)
191/222 (86.0)
67/72 (93.1)
Asthenia
136/137 (99.3)
117/118 (99.2)
19/19 (100.0)
Sore throat
106/153 (69.3)
91/128 (71.1)
15/25 (60.0)
Diarrhea
77/154 (50.0)
63/121 (52.1)
14/33 (42.4)
Comorbidities
Arterial hypertension
149 (39.5)
99 (33.9)
50 (58.8)
Overweight
145 (38.5)
122 (58.2)
23 (27.1)
Obesity
114 (30.2)
90 (30.8)
24 (28.2)
Diabetes mellitus
82 (21.8)
55 (18.8)
27 (31.8)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
34 (9.0)
17 (5.8)
17 (20.0)
Chronic kidney disease
19 (5.0)
10 (3.4)
9 (10.6)
Coronary artery disease
18 (4.8)
13 (4.5)
5 (5.9)
Heart failure
17 (4.5)
10 (3.4)
7 (8.2)
Number of comorbidities
0
44 (11.7)
32 (11.0)
12 (14.1)
1
169 (44.8)
130 (44.5)
39 (45.9)
2
83 (22.0)
63 (21.6)
20 (23.5)
3
57 (15.1)
48 (16.4)
9 (10.6)
≥4
24 (6.4)
19 (6.5)
5 (5.9)
Smoking status
Current smoking
7 (1.9)
6 (2.1)
1 (1.2)
Former smoking
38 (10.1)
28 (9.6)
10 (11.8)
Body mass index
27.3 (24.1–30.9)
27.4 (24.8–31.0)
25.8 (22.8–30.9)
Baseline vital signs
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
128.0 (116.0–140.0)
127.0 (115.0–138.0)
130.0 (119.3–151.8)
Heart rate, bpm
96.3 ± 17.5
96.0 ± 16.5
97.1 ± 20.7
Respiratory rate, bpm
20 (18–22)
20 (18–21)
20 (19–24)
Pneumonia severity
CURB-65
0 or 1
251/342 (73.4)
215/262 (82.1)
36/80 (45.0)
2
79/342 (23.1)
41/262 (15.6)
38/80 (47.5)
≥3
12/342 (3.5)
6/262 (2.3)
6/80 (7.5)
qSOFA
0 or 1
324/337 (96.3)
267/275 (97.1)
75/80 (93.8)
≥2
13/337 (3.7)
8/275 (2.9)
5/80 (6.2)
Days from illness onset to hospital admission
7 (4–9)
7 (4–10)
6 (4–8)
Days from illness onset to ICU admission
9 (6–11)
9 (7–12)
8 (6–10)
Outcomes
Invasive mechanical ventilation
123 (32.6)
50 (17.1)
73 (85.9)
ICU admission
158 (41.9)
85 (29.1)
73 (85.9)
ICU length of stay, days
8 (3–15)
7 (3–14)
10 (3–17)
Length of hospital stay, days
9 (6–15)
9 (6–14)
10 (5–18)
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or n/N (%), where N is the total number of patients with available data.
