Research Article
Predicting Intensive Care Unit Admission for COVID-19 Patients from Laboratory Results
Table 1
Demographics and clinical features of patients admitted to the ICU and isolation ward.
| | ICU | Ward | Total |
| | Age (years), mean (SD) | 55.35 (13) | 45.98 (14) | 47.21 (15) | | Age range | | | | | <40 | 5 (13.5) | 97 (39.9) | 102 | | 40–49 | 6 (16.2) | 51 (21.0) | 57 | | 50–59 | 12 (32.4) | 50 (20.6) | 62 | | 60–69 | 8 (21.6) | 26 (10.7) | 34 | | 70–79 | 3 (8.1) | 14 (5.8) | 17 | | ≥80 | 3 (8.1) | 5 (2.1) | 8 |
| | Sex | | | | | Male | 31 (83.8) | 184 (75.7) | 215 | | Female | 6 (16.2) | 59 (24.3) | 65 |
| | Nationality | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 5 (13.5) | 58 (23.9) | 63 | | Yemen | 8 (21.6) | 59 (24.3) | 67 | | Egypt | 2 (5.4) | 20 (8.2) | 22 | | Palestine | 2 (5.4) | 11 (4.5) | 13 | | Syria | 0 | 5 (2.1) | 5 | | Sudan | 1 (2.7) | 10 (4.1) | 11 | | Bangladesh | 8 (21.6) | 29 (11.9) | 37 | | Pakistan | 5 (13.5) | 12 (4.9) | 17 | | India | 2 (5.4) | 11 (4.5) | 13 | | Afghanistan | 0 | 6 (2.5) | 6 | | Burma | 1 (2.7) | 8 (3.3) | 9 | | Philippines | 2 (5.4) | 4 (1.6) | 6 | | Other | 2 (5.4) | 10 (4.1) | 12 |
| | Signs and symptoms at admission | | | | | Asymptomatic | 1 (1.2) | 18 (1.6) | 19 | | Fever | 22 (27.2) | 167 (15.0) | 189 | | Shortness of breath | 21 (25.9) | 116 (10.4) | 137 | | Cough | 19 (23.5) | 164 (14.7) | 183 | | Diarrhea | 1 (1.2) | 28 (2.5) | 29 | | Vomiting | 1 (1.2) | 11 (1.0) | 12 | | Chest pain | 2 (2.5) | 11 (1.0) | 13 | | Abdominal pain | 2 (2.5) | 2 (0.2) | 4 | | Loss of apatite | 0 | 5 (0.4) | 5 | | Loss of smell and taste | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 2 | | Respiratory distress syndrome | 2 (2.5) | 0 | 2 | | Sore throated | 0 | 5 (0.4) | 5 | | Fatigue | 2 (2.5) | 9 (0.8) | 11 | | Headache | 2 (2.5) | 22 (2.0) | 24 | | Hypoxia | 3 (3.7) | 0 | 3 | | Nausea | 0 | 8 (0.7) | 8 | | Other | 2 (2.5) | 4 (0.1) | 6 |
| | Comorbidities | | | | | No underlying conditions | 24 (55.8) | 160 (60.6) | 184 | | Hypertension | 5 (11.6) | 31 (10.9) | 36 | | Diabetes mellitus (DM) | 7 (14.0) | 39 (13.4) | 46 | | Asthma | 0 | 3 (1.1) | 3 | | Hypothyroidism | 0 | 5 (1.8) | 5 | | Dyslipidemia | 0 | 6 (2.1) | 6 | | Heart disease | 0 | 5 (1.8) | 5 | | Kidney disease | 0 | 4 (1.4) | 4 | | Breast cancer | 0 | 2 (0.7) | 2 | | Smoker | 2 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 | | Other | 3 | 7 (0.4) | 10 |
| | Number of comorbidities | | | | | None | 24 (55.8) | 160 (60.6) | 184 | | One | 7 (18.9) | 55 (22.6) | 62 | | Two | 6 (16.2) | 15 (6.2) | 21 | | Three or more | 0 | 13 (5.3) | 13 |
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