Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Research
Territorywide Study of Early Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, Hong Kong, China
Kenneth Siu-Sing Leung, Timothy Ting-Leung Ng, Alan Ka-Lun Wu, Miranda Chong-Yee Yau, Hiu-Yin Lao, Ming-Pan Choi, Kingsley King-Gee Tam, Lam-Kwong Lee, Barry Kin-Chung Wong, Alex Yat Man Ho, Kam-Tong Yip, Kwok-Cheung Lung, Raymond Wai-To Liu, Eugene Yuk-Keung Tso, Wai-Shing Leung, Man-Chun Chan, Yuk-Yung Ng, Kit-Man Sin, Kitty Sau-Chun Fung, Sandy Ka-Yee Chau, Wing-Kin To, Tak-Lun Que, David Ho-Keung Shum, Shea Ping Yip, Wing Cheong Yam, and Gilman Kit-Hang Siu
Table 1
Demographics, travel record, and baseline medical history of 50 coronavirus disease patients, Hong Kong, February 2020*
| Characteristic | Case-patients, n = 50 |
|---|---|
| Age group, y | |
| Mean (SD) | 55.2 (19.5) |
| Range | 22–96 |
| <30 | 8 (16.0) |
| 31–40 | 5 (10.0) |
| 41–50 | 6 (12.0) |
| 51–60 | 11 (22.0) |
| 61–70 | 10 (20.0) |
| >71 |
10 (20.0) |
| Sex | |
| F | 27 (54.0) |
| M |
23 (46.0) |
| Travel record <14 d before symptom onset | 7 (14.0) |
| Wuhan, Hubei Province, China | 3 (6.0) |
| Other regions in mainland China | 1 (2.0) |
| Regions outside mainland China | 3 (6.0) |
| No travel record |
43 (86.0) |
| Chronic medical illnesses | 18 (36.0) |
| Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases | 14 (28.0) |
| Endocrine system diseases | 11 (22.0) |
| Nervous system diseases | 5 (10.0) |
| Digestive system diseases | 4 (8.0) |
| Malignant tumor |
1 (2.0) |
| *Values are no. (%) except as indicated. | |
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