Volume 26, Number 10—October 2020
Synopsis
Clinical Course of Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Patients with Coronavirus Disease Admitted to Community Treatment Centers, South Korea
Table 1
Characteristics of 632 patients with diagnosed coronavirus disease admitted to community treatment centers for isolation, South Korea*
| Characteristics | Total | Hospitalized, n = 19 | p value | Released or in remission, n = 578 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| M | 202 (32.0) | 6 (31.6) | 0.9 | 187 (32.4) | 0.1 |
| F |
430 (68.0) |
13 (68.4) |
Referent |
391 (67.6) |
Referent |
| Age, y | |||||
| Mean + SD | 40.6 + 17.3 | 0.005† | 0.5† | ||
| <20 | 44 (7.0) | 2 (10.5) | 38 (6.6) | ||
| 20–29 | 204 (32.3) | 1 (5.3) | 194 (33.6) | ||
| 30–39 | 74 (11.7) | 0 | 70 (12.1) | ||
| 40–49 | 76 (12.0) | 3 (15.8) | 69 (11.9) | ||
| 50–59 | 118 (18.7) | 5 (26.3) | 105 (18.2) | ||
| >60 |
116 (18.4) |
8 (42.1) |
102 (17.6) |
||
| Underlying conditions | |||||
| None | 520 (82.3) | 10 (52.6) | Referent | 482 (83.4) | Referent |
| >1 condition | 112 (17.7) | 9 (47.4) | <0.0001 | 96 (16.6) | 0.7 |
| Hypertension | 55 (8.7) | 4 (21.1) | 0.05 | 47 (8.1) | 0.9 |
| Diabetes | 12 (1.9) | 0 | 0.5 | 10 (1.7) | 0.6 |
| Dyslipidemia | 22 (3.5) | 1 (5.3) | 0.6 | 20 (3.5) | 0.3 |
| Respiratory disease | 16 (2.5) | 0 | 0.5 | 16 (2.8) | 0.3 |
| Heart disease | 5 (0.8) | 1 (5.3) | 0.006 | 4 (0.7) | 0.2 |
| Other |
43 (6.8) |
7 (36.8) |
<0.0001 |
35 (6.1) |
0.8 |
| Symptoms | |||||
| None | 371 (58.7) | 0 | Referent | 359 (62.1) | Referent |
| Any symptom | 261 (41.3) | 19 (100.0) | <0.0001 | 219 (37.9) | <0.0001 |
| Respiratory | 187 (29.6) | 14 (73.7) | 0.0001 | 155 (26.8) | <0.0001 |
| Gastrointestinal | 54 (8.5) | 2 (10.5) | 0.9 | 47 (8.1) | 0.07 |
| Headache | 30 (4.7) | 2 (10.5) | 0.2 | 26 (4.5) | 1.0 |
| Fever | 24 (3.8) | 5 (26.3) | <0.0001 | 16 (2.8) | 0.1 |
| Other | 37 (5.9) | 5 (26.3) | 0.0001 | 29 (5.0) | 0.4 |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. p values calculated by using log-rank test.
†Age >50 y.
1These first authors contributed equally to this article.
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