30 December 2021 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Study of Outcomes and Hospitalization Rates of Patients in Italy with a Confirmed Diagnosis of Early COVID-19 and Treated at Home Within 3 Days or After 3 Days of Symptom Onset with Prescribed and Non-Prescribed Treatments Between November 2020 and August 2021
Serafino Fazio1ABDEF, Paolo Bellavite2AE*, Elisabetta Zanolin3CD, Peter A. McCullough
4DE, Sergio Pandolfi5AD, Flora Affuso6ABF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935379
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935379
Table 2 Description of outcome occurrence in the study groups.
| Variable* | Group 1 (n=85) | Group 2 (n=73) | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median symptoms duration after treatment, days | 6.0 [3.0; 16.0] | 13.0 [5.0; 34.0] | |
| Total disease duration, weeks | 1.14 [0.71; 2.71] | 2.71 [1.29; 5.86] | |
| Hospitalization, n (%) | 0 | 14 (19.18) | |
| Death, n (%) | 0 | 2 (2.73) | 0.212 |
| High D-dimer levels, n (%) | 2 (2.35) | 22 (30.98) | |
| Chest X-rays alterations, n (%) | 1 (1.18) | 30 (41.1) | |
| * Data are expressed as median [range: minimum; maximum] or absolute frequency (percentage). ** T-test for continuous variables and χ or Fisher exact test (as appropriate) for categorical variables. , statistically significant results. | |||