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Demographic data of study participants
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|
Age [mean (± SD)]
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61 (± 22)
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66 (± 18)
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61 (± 20)
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P = 0.04
|
61 (± 21)
| |
|
Female sex
|
417
|
46.6 (43.1–50.1)
|
489
|
50.5 (47.4–53.6)
|
591
|
49.5 (46.6–52.3)
|
P = 0.27
|
1497
|
50.9 (49.1–52.7)
|
|
SARS-CoV-2 test results
|
|
Positive test at the ED
|
70
|
9.0 (7.2–11.2)
|
135
|
13.7 (11.7–15.9)
|
203
|
17.3 (15.3–19.6)
| |
408
|
13.9 (12.7–15.2)
|
|
Negative test at the ED
|
374
|
47.9 (44.4–51.4)
|
515
|
52.1 (49.0–55.2)
|
569
|
48.6 (45.7–51.5)
| |
1458
|
49.6 (47.8–51.4)
|
|
Positive test before admission
|
92
|
11.8 (9.7–14.2)
|
193
|
19.5 (17.2–22.1)
|
283
|
24.2 (21.8–26.7)
| |
568
|
19.3 (17.9–20.8)
|
|
Not tested
|
245
|
31.4 (28.2–34.7)
|
145
|
14.7 (12.6–17.0)
|
116
|
9.9 (8.3–11.8)
| |
506
|
17.2 (15.9–18.6)
|
|
ICD-10 diagnosis at discharge from ED
|
|
Covid-19
|
53
|
6.8 (5.2–8.85)
|
146
|
14.8 (12.7–17.1)
|
229
|
19.6 (17.4–21.9)
| |
428
|
14.6 (13.3–15.9)
|
|
Respiratory symptoms
|
109
|
14.0 (11.7–16.6)
|
163
|
16.5 (14.3–18.9)
|
143
|
12.2 (10.5–14.2)
| |
415
|
14.1 (12.9–15.4)
|
|
Other infection
|
103
|
13.3 (11.0–15.7)
|
107
|
10.8 (9.0–12. 9)
|
106
|
9.1 (7.5–10.8)
| |
316
|
10.7 (9.7–11.9)
|
|
Chest pain or heart disease
|
95
|
12.2 (10.1–14.6)
|
95
|
9.6 (7.9–11.6)
|
107
|
9.1 (7.6–10.9)
| |
297
|
10.1 (9.1–11.2)
|
|
Abdominal pain or GI symptoms
|
93
|
11.9 (9.8–14.4)
|
78
|
7.9 (6.4–9.7)
|
102
|
8.7 (7.2–10.5)
| |
273
|
9.3 (8.3–10.4)
|
|
Other internal medicine
|
58
|
7.4 (5.8–9.5)
|
54
|
5.5 (4.2–7.1)
|
78
|
6.77 (5.4–8.2)
| |
190
|
6.5 (5.6–7.4)
|
|
Neurological deficit or symptoms
|
53
|
6.4 (5.2–8.8)
|
48
|
4.9 (3.7–6.4)
|
59
|
5.0 (3.9–6.4)
| |
160
|
5.4 (4.7–6.3)
|
|
Other respiratory tract infection
|
35
|
4.5 (3.2–6.2)
|
30
|
3.0 (2.1–4.3)
|
41
|
3.5 (2.6–4.7)
| |
106
|
3.6 (3.0–4.3)
|
|
Trauma
|
25
|
3.2 (2.2–4.7)
|
34
|
3.4 (2.5–4.8)
|
29
|
2.5 (1.7–3.5)
| |
88
|
3.0 (2.4–3.7)
|
|
Other orthopedic diagnose
|
20
|
2.6 (1.7–3.9)
|
16
|
1.6 (1.0–2.6)
|
34
|
2.9 (2.1–4.0)
| |
70
|
2.4 (1.9–3.0)
|
|
Other surgery or urology
|
20
|
2.6 (1.7–3.9)
|
10
|
1.0 (1.9–0.6)
|
17
|
1.5 (0.9–2.3)
| |
47
|
1.6 (1.2–2.1)
|
|
No diagnosis
|
91
|
11.7 (9.6–14.1)
|
173
|
17.5 (15.3–20.0)
|
180
|
15.4 (13.4–17.6)
| |
444
|
15.1 (13.9–16.4)
|
|
Other
|
26
|
3.3 (2.3–4.8)
|
34
|
3.4 (2.5–4.8)
|
46
|
3.9 (3.0–5.2)
| |
106
|
3.6 (3.0–4.3)
|
|
Discharge from ED
|
|
Discharge to home from ED, total
|
395
|
50.6 (47.1–54.1)
|
478
|
48.4 (45.3–51.5)
|
580
|
49.5 (46.7–52.4)
| |
1453
|
49.4 (47.6–51.2)
|
|
Positive test at the ED
|
20
|
2.6 (1.7–3.9)
|
50
|
5.1 (3.9–6.6)
|
81
|
6.9 (5.6–8.5)
| |
151
|
5.1 (4.4–6.0)
|
|
Negative test at the ED
|
119
|
15.2 (12.9–17.9)
|
207
|
21.0 (18.5–23.6)
|
268
|
22.9 (20.6–25.4)
| |
594
|
20.2 (18.8–21.7)
|
|
Positive test before admission
|
51
|
6.5 (5.0–8.5)
|
104
|
10.5 (8.8–12.6)
|
136
|
11.6 (9.9–13.6)
| |
291
|
9.9 (8.9–11.0)
|
|
Not tested
|
205
|
26.2 (23.3–29.4)
|
117
|
11.8 (10.0–14.0)
|
95
|
8.1 (6.7–9.8)
| |
417
|
14.2 (13.0–15.5)
|
|
Hospital admissions, total
|
386
|
49.4 (45.9–52.9)
|
510
|
51.6 (48.5–54.7)
|
591
|
50.5 (47.6–53.3)
| |
1487
|
50.6 (48.8–52.4)
|
|
Positive test at the ED
|
50
|
6.4 (4.9–8.3)
|
85
|
8.6 (7.0–10.5)
|
122
|
10.4 (8.8–12.3)
| |
257
|
8.7 (7.8–9.8)
|
|
Negative test at the ED
|
255
|
32.7 (29.5–36.0)
|
308
|
31.2 (28.4–34.1)
|
301
|
25.7 (23.3–28.3)
| |
864
|
29.4 (27.8–31.1)
|
|
Positive test before admission
|
41
|
5.2 (3.9–7.0)
|
89
|
9.0 (7.4–11.0)
|
147
|
12.6 (10.8–14.6)
| |
277
|
9.4 (8.4–10.5)
|
|
Not tested
|
40
|
5.1 (3.8–6.9)
|
28
|
3.6 (2.5–5.1)
|
21
|
1.8 (1.2–2.7)
| |
89
|
3.0 (2.5–3.7)
|
|
ICD-10 diagnosis, death at ED or hospital ward
|
|
Covid-19
|
13
|
1.7 (1.0–2.8)
|
29
|
2.9 (2.1–4.2)
|
58
|
5.0 (3.9–6.3)
| |
100
|
3.4 (2.8–4.1)
|
|
Other infection
|
3
|
0.4 (0.1–1.1)
|
11
|
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
|
11
|
0.9 (0.5–1.7)
| |
25
|
0.9 (0.6–1.3)
|
|
Cardiovascular disease
|
15
|
1.9 (1.2–3.1)
|
6
|
0.6 (0.3–1.3)
|
17
|
1.5 (0.9–2.3)
| |
38
|
1.3 (0.9–1.8)
|
|
Neurological disease
|
7
|
0.9 (0.4–1.8)
|
2
|
0.2 (0.04–0.7)
|
9
|
0.8 (0.4–1.5)
| |
18
|
0.6 (0.4–1.0)
|
|
Malignancy
|
3
|
0.4 (0.1–1.1)
|
5
|
0.5 (0.2–1.2)
|
3
|
0.3 (0.1–0.8)
| |
11
|
0.4 (0.2–0.7)
|
|
Other
|
3
|
0.4 (0.1–1.1)
|
8
|
0.8 (0.4–1.6)
|
1
|
0.1 (0.004–0.5)
| |
12
|
0.4 (0.2–0.7)
|
|
Hospital deaths, total
|
44
|
5.6 (4.2–7.5)
|
61
|
6.2 (4.8–7.9)
|
99
|
8.5 (7.0–10.2)
| |
204
|
6.9 (6.1–7.9)
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