Risk Factors of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Mortality and Optimal Treatment Regimens: A Retrospective Study

11 February 2021: Clinical Research

Yuehong Wang ^1BC* , Shuang Yao ^2CDEF* , Xiaoling Liu ^3BDEF* , Yinghao Cao ^4ABCEF , Yaling Wang ^5BF* , Mao Xie ^6AEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926751

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e926751

Table 2 The Clinical symptoms characteristics of the COVID-19 patients in the recovered and deceased groups.

	Totaln=97 (%)	Recoveredn=76 (%)	Deceasedn=21 (%)	P*
Fever				0.801
No	36 (37.11)	29 (38.16)	7 (33.33)
Yes	61 (62.89)	47 (61.84)	14 (66.67)
Dry cough				0.143
No	55 (56.7)	40 (52.63)	15 (71.43)
Yes	42 (43.3)	36 (47.37)	6 (28.57)
Expectoration				0.999
No	80 (82.47)	63 (82.89)	17 (80.95)
Yes	17 (17.53)	13 (17.11)	4 (19.05)
Nasal congestion				0.999
No	89 (91.75)	70 (92.11)	19 (90.48)
Yes	8 (8.25)	6 (7.89)	2 (9.52)
Headache				0.287
No	84 (86.6)	64 (84.21)	20 (95.24)
Yes	13 (13.4)	12 (15.79)	1 (4.76)
Weak				0.084
No	47 (48.45)	33 (43.42)	14 (66.67)
Yes	50 (51.55)	43 (56.58)	7 (33.33)
Myalgia				0.287
No	68 (70.10)	51 (67.11)	17 (80.95)
Yes	29 (29.90)	25 (32.89)	4 (19.05)
Chest tightness				0.453
No	85 (87.63)	65 (85.53)	20 (95.24)
Yes	12 (12.37)	11 (14.47)	1 (4.76)
Dyspnea				0.643
No	90 (92.78)	71 (93.42)	19 (90.48)
Yes	7 (7.22)	5 (6.58)	2 (9.52)
Gasp				0.999
No	89 (91.75)	69 (90.79)	20 (95.24)
Yes	8 (8.25)	7 (9.21)	1 (4.76)
Gastrointestinal symptoms				0.999
No	79 (81.44)	62 (81.58)	17 (80.95)
Yes	18 (18.56)	14 (18.42)	4 (19.05)
^* values were calculated by the Student’s t-test or Wilcoxon test for continuous variables. The Chi-square test for categorical variables, and the Fisher exact test was used when the data were limited.