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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia stratified by age groups

From: Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia diagnosed in a primary care practice in Madrid (Spain)

Age groups: All  < 50 years 50–75 years  ≥ 75 years p value
Total number, n (%) 172 (100) 48 (27.9) 82 (47.7) 42 (24.4)  
Sociodemographic variables
 Age, mean (SD), years 60.5 (17.0) 39.0 (8.3) 62.1 (6.5) 81.9 (5.5)  < 0.001
 Sex, n (%)
  Female 87 (50.6) 25 (52.0) 32 (39) 30 (71) 0.003
  Male 85 (49.4) 23 (48.0) 50 (61) 12 (29)  
Comorbidities
 Cardiovascular risk factor
  Smoke habit, n (%) 13 (7.6) 3 (6) 10 (12) 0 (0) 0.062
  BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, n (%) 90 (52.3) 16 (33) 51 (62) 23 (55) 0.012
  Hypertension, n (%) 83 (48.3) 6 (12) 39 (48) 38 (90)  < 0.001
  type 2 Diabetes, n (%) 33 (19.2) 0 (0) 21 (26) 12 (29)  < 0.001
  Dyslipidemia, n (%) 68 (39.5) 11 (23) 32 (39) 25 (60) 0.002
 Respiratory diseases
  Asthma, n (%) 21 (12.2) 4 (8) 7 (9) 10 (24) 0.031
  COPD, n (%) 9 (5.2) 1 (2) 5 (6) 3 (7) 0.50
 Cardiovascular diseases
  Ischaemic heart diseases, n (%) 9 (5.2) 0 (0) 3 (4) 6 (14) 0.007
  Arrhythmias, n (%) 10 (5.8) 1 (2) 2 (2) 7 (17) 0.003
  Heart failure, n (%) 7 (4.1) 0 (0) 3 (4) 4 (10) 0.072
 Other diseases
  Chronic kidney diseases, n (%) 12 (7.0) 0 (0) 3 (4) 9 (21)  < 0.001
  Cognitive impairment, n (%) 10 (5.8) 1 (2) 1 (1) 8 (19)  < 0.001
  Cancer, n (%) 10 (5.8) 0 (0) 4 (5) 6 (14) 0.014
  Rheumatological diseases, n (%) 14 (8.1) 3 (6) 6 (7) 5 (12) 0.58
Chronic treatment
 no drugs, n (%) 33 (19.2) 19 (40) 14 (17) 0 (0)  < 0.001
 1–4 drugs, n (%) 68 (39.5) 25 (52) 35 (43) 8 (19)  
 5–9 drugs, n (%) 43 (25.0) 3 (6) 20 (24) 20 (48)  
  ≥ 10 drugs, n (%) 28 (16.3) 1 (2) 13 (16) 14 (33)  
Antithrombotic/anticoagulant treat
 Antithrombotic drug, n (%) 14 (8.1) 1 (2) 7 (9) 6 (14) 0.019
 Anticoagulant drug, n (%) 8 (4.7) 1 (2) 2 (2) 5 (12)  
 Non consumption, n (%) 150 (87.2) 46 (96) 73 (89) 31 (74)  
Symptoms
 Fever, n (%) 144 (83.7) 41 (85) 74 (90) 29 (69) 0.003
 Cough, n (%) 140 (81.4) 43 (90) 68 (83) 29 (69) 0.039
 Dyspnea, n (%) 103 (59.9) 29 (60) 50 (61) 24 (57) 0.91
 Gastrointestinal disturbances, n(%) 72 (41.9) 23 (48) 32 (39) 17 (40) 0.60
 Myalgias, n (%) 51 (29.7) 15 (31) 30 (37) 6 (14) 0.035
 Thoracic Pain, n (%) 27 (15.7) 17 (35) 9 (11) 1 (2)  < 0.001
 Pleural chest Pain, n (%) 10 (5.8) 4 (8) 6 (7) 0 (0) 0.17
 Rhinitis, n (%) 8 (4.7) 4 (8) 4 (5) 0 (0) 0.17
 Odynophagia, n (%) 20 (11.6) 8 (17) 8 (10) 4 (10) 0.44
 Asthenia, n (%) 47 (27.3) 13 (27) 20 (24) 14 (33) 0.57
 Headache, n (%) 47 (27.3) 13 (27) 20 (24) 14 (33) 0.57
 Dysgeusia, n (%) 9 (5.2) 6 (12) 3 (4) 0 (0) 0.020
 Anosmia, n (%) 2 (1.2) 1 (2) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0.65
Symptoms categorized
 1–3 total symptoms, n (%) 97 (56.7) 20 (42) 41 (51) 36 (86)  < 0.001
  ≥ 4 total symptoms, n (%) 74 (43.3) 28 (58) 40 (49) 6 (14)  
Physical examination
 Temperature, median (IQR), ºC 37.2 (36.7, 37.8) 37.3 (0.8) 37.4 (0.8) 37.0 (0.8) 0.060
 Heart rate, mean (SD), bpm 93.2 (16.1) 99.6 (13.8) 93.3 (16.5) 85.9 (15.1)  < 0.001
 Respiratory rate, (median (IQR), rpm 16.0 (15.0, 21.0) 16.0 (15.0, 16.0) 18.0 (15.5, 21.0) 22.0 (15.0, 25.0) 0.028
 Pulse oximetry, median (IQR), % 94.0 (92.0, 96.5) 96.0 (94.0, 97.5) 94.0 (92.0, 96.0) 92.0 (88.5, 94.0)  < 0.001
 Normal lung auscultation, n (%) 38 (22.1) 13 (27) 21 (26) 4 (10) 0.16
 Abnormal lung auscultation, n (%) 54 (31.4) 12 (25) 24 (29) 18 (43) 0.16
Blood test
 CRP, median (IQR), mg/L 65.3 (29.0, 128.0) 57.0 (12.8, 115.0) 60.9 (34.0, 135.0) 81.5 (45.0, 133.0) 0.32
 Lymphocytes, median (IQR), 10e3/ml 1100.0 (800.0, 1500.0) 1250.0 (1000.0, 1750.0) 1000.0 (800.0, 1400.0) 900.0 (600.0, 1200.0) 0.002
 D-Dimer, median (IQR), μg/L 445.0 (288.0, 910.0) 410.0 (240.0, 901.5) 460.0 (270.0, 880.0) 464.0 (320.0, 2160.0) 0.39
 Fibrinogen ≥ 500, n (%), mg/dL 127 (73.8) 31 (65) 62 (76) 34 (81) 0.29
 Ferritin, median (IQR), μg/L 443.5 (200.0, 1215.0) 474.0 (320.0, 1738.0) 494.0 (203.0, 913.0) 325.5 (184.5, 1006.5) 0.73
RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2
 Negative, n (%) 36 (20.9) 17 (35) 13 (16) 6 (14) 0.041
 Positive, n (%) 122 (70.9) 27 (56) 64 (78) 31 (74) 0.042
Pneumonia features
 Pneumonia onset, mean (SD), days 7.8 (4.1) 8.1 (4.7) 8.3 (3.8) 6.7 (3.7) 0.12
 Unilateral, n (%) 46 (26.7) 21 (44) 19 (23) 6 (14) 0.003
 Bilateral, n (%) 126 (73.3) 27 (56) 63 (77) 36 (86) 0.004
Complications
 Hospital admission, n (%) 140 (81.4) 30 (62) 68 (83) 42 (100)  < 0.001
 Pulmonary thromboembolism, n (%) 7 (4.1) 2 (4) 2 (2) 3 (7) 0.45
 Death, n (%) 11 (6.4) 0 (0) 2 (2) 9 (21)  < 0.001
  1. n number, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR interquartile range, CRP C-reactive protein, RT-PCR reverse transcription PCR, bmp beats per minute, rpm respiratory rate per minute