Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Research
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Beijing, 2003
Table 2
Characteristics of probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Beijing, 2003
Characteristica | Probable case-patients; N (%) |
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Demographic Male sex | 1,217/2,406 (50.6) |
Age (y) | |
1–4 | 6/2,397 (0.2) |
5–9 | 17/2,397 (0.7) |
10–19 | 165/2,397 (6.9) |
20–39 | 1,270/2,397 (53.0) |
40–64 | 733/2,397 (30.6) |
65–74 | 147/2,397 (6.1) |
>75 | 59/2,397 (2.5) |
Median age (range) | 33 (1–93) |
Fatal outcome | 156/2,444 (6.4) |
Healthcare worker | 395/2,444(16.2) |
Admission symptoms | |
Fever | 1,646/1,693 (97.2) |
Cough | 749/1,693 (44.2) |
Difficulty breathing | 166/1,693 (9.8) |
Chest tightness | 331/1,693 (19.6) |
Diarrhea | 189/1,693 (11.2) |
aInformation was not available for the sex of 38 probable case-patients and for the age of 47 probable case-patients reported through May 20.
1The Beijing Joint SARS Expert Group included public health authorities and health care professionals participating in the medical and public health task force constituted in April 2003 to address Beijing’s SARS epidemic.