Table 1 Clinical characteristics and initial vital signs of the patients in rRT-PCR positive and negative groups
Variables | Total | PCR Negative | PCR Positive | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender NO% | ||||
 Female | 73 (44.5) | 21 (40.0%) | 52 (46.8%) | 0.384 |
 Male | 91 (55.5) | 32 (60.0%) | 59 (53.2%) | 0.384 |
Age. Mean (SD) | ||||
 Age | 54.0 | 52.6(16.7) | 54.8(14.3) | 0.38 |
Initial vital sign. Mean (SD) | ||||
 RR breaths/min | 19.27 | 19.1(3.4) | 19.3(2.5) | 0.384 |
 Temp | 37.0 | 36.8(1.0) | 37.1(0.8) | 0.207 |
 Temp> 37.8 | 38(23.2) | 10(18.9) | 28(25.2) | 0.367 |
 PR beats/min | 99.1 | 98.6(23.0) | 99.4(17.2) | 0.041 |
 Sys BP, mm Hg | 130.2 | 129.8(22.0) | 130.3(19.3) | 0.814 |
 Dias BP, mm Hg | 79.3 | 78.7(11.6) | 79.5(13.2) | 0.770 |
 O2 Sat | 91.7 | 89.5(8.0) | 91.8(5.5) | 0.014 |
 O2 Sat < 90% | 37(22.6) | 20(37.7) | 17(15.3) | < 0.001 |
Symptoms.NO(%) | ||||
 Cough | 118(72.0) | 31(58.5) | 87(78.4) | 0.008 |
 Dyspnea | 94(57.3) | 29(54.7) | 65(58.6) | 0.642 |
 Sore throat | 30(18.3) | 9(17.0) | 21(18.9) | 0.764 |
 Fever | 83(50.6) | 23(43.4) | 60(54.1) | 0.202 |
 Chills | 60(36.6) | 15(28.3) | 45(40.5) | 0.128 |
 Headache | 51(31.1) | 13(24.5) | 38(34.2) | 0.209 |
 Dizziness | 37(22.6) | 7(13.2) | 30(27.0) | 0.048 |
 Weakness | 80(48.8) | 19(35.8) | 61(55.0) | 0.022 |
 Muscular pain | 75(45.7) | 23(43.4) | 52(46.8) | 0.678 |
 Diarrhea | 27(16.5) | 11(20.8) | 16(14.4) | 0.306 |
 Abdominal pain | 14(8.5) | 5(9.4) | 9(8.1) | 0.776 |
 Anorexia | 73(44.5) | 18(34.0) | 55(49.5) | 0.060 |
 Nausea | 52(31.7) | 14(26.4) | 38(34.2) | 0.314 |
 Vomiting | 30(18.3) | 7(13.2) | 23(20.7) | 0.244 |
Comorbidity.NO(%) | ||||
 Diabetes | 39(23.8) | 12(22.6) | 27(24.3) | 0.813 |
 Hyperlipidemia | 10(6.1) | 0(0.0) | 10(9.0) | 0.024 |
 Hypertension | 39(23.8) | 11(20.8) | 28(25.2) | 0.529 |
 CHD | 24(14.6) | 8(15.1) | 16(14.4) | 0.908 |
 CKD | 1(0.6) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | 0.501 |
 Asthma | 11(6.7) | 5(9.4) | 6(5.4) | 0.335 |
 COPD | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | _ |
 Cirrhosis | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | _ |
 Autoimmune disease | 1(0.6) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | 0.488 |
 History of malignancy | 1(0.6) | 1(1.9) | 0(0.0) | 0.147 |
 Recent chemoradiotherapy | 1(0.6) | 1(1.9) | 0(0.0) | 0.147 |
 Current steroid use | 1(0.6) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | 0.488 |
 Immunosuppressant drug use | 1(0.6) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | 0.488 |