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Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of the Patients by Treatment Groups

From: Effect of Arbidol (Umifenovir) on COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

All patients (n = 100)

Arbidol group (n = 50)

KALETRA group (n = 50)

P Value

Signs and Symptoms, n (%)

 Fever

46 (46)

19 (38)

27 (54)

0.1

 Cough

80 (80)

41 (82)

39 (78)

0.6

 Shortness of breath

66 (66)

33 (66)

33 (66)

0.99

 Weakness

61 (61)

35 (70)

26 (52)

0.6

 Anosmia

10 (10)

6 (12)

4 (8)

0.5

 Diarrhea

15 (15)

12 (24)

3 (6)

0.01

 Nausea and vomiting

26 (26)

11 (22)

15 (30)

0.3

 Myalgia

45 (45)

20 (40)

25 (50)

0.3

 Headache

17 (17)

13 (26)

4 (8)

0.01

 Others

50 (50)

18 (36)

32 (64)

0.005

Hospitalization location, n (%)

88 (100)

43 (100)

45 (100)

0.09

 ICU, n (%)

43 (48.8)

8 (18.6)

3 (6.7)

 

 Ward, n (%)

45 (51.1)

35 (81.4)

42 (93.3)

 

Hospitalization duration, days (SD)

8.4 (5.1)

7.2 (4.7)

9.6 (5.2)

0.02

Time to stop fever, days (SD)

2.9 (1.3)

2.7 (1.1)

3.1 (1.4)

0.2

Illness severity, n (%)

   

0.9

 Mild

19 (19)

9 (18)

10 (20)

 

 Moderate

58 (58)

29 (58)

29 (58)

 

 Severe

23 (23)

12 (24)

11 (22)

 

CT scan in beginning, n (%)

100 (100)

50 (100)

50 (100)

0.9

Involvement type, n (%)

 Mild

11 (11)

5 (10)

6 (12)

 

 Moderate

66 (66)

33 (66)

33 (66)

 

 severe

23 (23)

12 (24)

11 (22)

 

CT scan in 30th day, n (%)

97 (100)

49 (100)

48 (100)

0.004

Involvement type, n (%)

 Mild

63 (64.9)

38 (80.9)

25 (53.2)

 

 Moderate

31 (31.9)

9 (19.1)

22 (46.8)

 

 severe

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

 

CXR in beginning, n (%)

100 (100)

50 (100)

50 (100)

0.3

Involvement type, n (%)

 Mild

25 (25)

11 (22)

14 (28)

 

 Moderate

66 (66)

36 (72)

30 (60)

 

 severe

9 (9)

3 (6)

6 (12)

 

CXR in 30th day, n (%)

97 (100)

49 (100)

48 (100)

< 0.001

Involvement type, n (%)

 Mild

75 (77.3)

44 (95.7)

31 (67.4)

 

 Moderate

17 (17.5)

2 (4.3)

15 (32.6)

 

 severe

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Intubation, n (%)

5 (5)

3 (6)

2 (4)

0.6

Mechanical Ventilation, n (%)

5 (5)

3 (6)

2 (4)

0.6

Mortality, n (%)

3 (3)

1 (2)

2 (4)

0.5

Medication side effect, n (%)

15 (100)

3 (100)

12 (100)

0.1

 Nausea/vomiting, n (%)

8 (53.5)

1 (33.3)

7 (58.3)

 

 Dizziness, n (%)

3 (20)

0 (0)

3 (25)

 

 Others, n (%)

4 (26.7)

2 (66.7)

2 (16.7)

 
  1. Note: Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or n (%)
  2. Abbreviation: ICU Intensive Care Unit, CT Computerized Tomography, CXR Chest X-ray, SD Standard Deviation