Table 1 Patient characteristics, by increased level of care at discharge following hospital admission of adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19
| Â | Care level at discharge (compared to admission) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
The same level of care at discharge | An increased level of care at discharge | ||
Sites | (n = 638) | (n = 193) | (n = 831) |
 Hospital A | 58 (56.3) | 45 (43.7) | 103 (12.4) |
 Hospital B | 73 (77.7) | 21 (22.3) | 94 (11.3) |
 Hospital C | 32 (100) | 0 (0) | 32 (3.9) |
 Hospital D | 47 (61.8) | 29 (38.2) | 76 (9.1) |
 Hospital E | 14 (28.6) | 35 (71.4) | 49 (5.9) |
 Hospital F | 183 (86.7) | 28 (13.3) | 211 (25.4) |
 Hospital G | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | 18 (2.2) |
 Hospital H | 85 (88.5) | 11 (11.5) | 96 (11.6) |
 Hospital I | 79 (87.8) | 11 (12.2) | 90 (10.8) |
 Hospital J | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | 25 (3.0) |
 Hospital K | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 8 (1.0) |
 Hospital L | 14 (100) | 0 (0) | 14 (1.7) |
 Hospital M | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (1.8) |
Age | |||
 Under 65 years | 285 (90.5) | 30 (9.5) | 315 (37.9) |
 65 to 79 years | 198 (72.3) | 76 (27.7) | 274 (33.0) |
 80 years or older | 155 (64.0) | 87 (36.0) | 242 (29.1) |
Sex | |||
 Female | 280 (75.9) | 89 (24.1) | 369 (44.4) |
 Male | 357 (77.4) | 104 (22.6) | 461 (55.5) |
 Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Smoking status | |||
 Never smokers | 346 (76.5) | 106 (23.4) | 452 (54.4) |
 Ex-smokers | 226 (75.3) | 74 (24.7) | 300 (36.1) |
 Current smokers | 49 (80.3) | 12 (19.7) | 61 (7.3) |
 Missing | 17 | 1 | 18 |
Diabetes | |||
 No | 481 (77.0) | 144 (23.0) | 625 (75.2) |
 Yes | 156 (76.1) | 49 (23.9) | 205 (24.7) |
 Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hypertension | |||
 No | 341 (78.8) | 92 (21.2) | 433 (52.1) |
 Yes (not on treatment) | 70 (82.4) | 15 (17.6) | 164 (10.2) |
 Yes (on treatment) | 227 (72.5) | 86 (27.5) | 313 (37.7) |
Coronary artery disease | |||
 No | 521 (76.3) | 162 (23.7) | 683 (82.2) |
 Yes | 117 (79.1) | 31 (20.9) | 148 (17.8) |
Elevated CRP (≥ 40) | |||
 No | 205 (71.2) | 83 (28.8) | 288 (34.7) |
 Yes | 433 (79.7) | 110 (20.3) | 543 (65.3) |
Renal function (eGFR < 60) | |||
 No | 440 (77.5) | 128 (22.5) | 568 (68.4) |
 Yes | 180 (73.5) | 65 (26.5) | 245 (29.5) |
 Missing | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Care level at admission | |||
 House/flat (no carer) | 452 (75.8) | 144 (24.2) | 596 (71.7) |
 House/flat (with carer) | 58 (78.4) | 16 (21.6) | 74 (8.9) |
 Sheltered care | 27 (73.0) | 10 (27.0) | 37 (4.5) |
 Residential care | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) | 56 (6.7) |
 Nursing care | 53 (81.5) | 12 (18.5) | 65 (7.8) |
 Missing | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) | |||
 1, Very fit | 53 (89.8) | 6 (10.2) | 59 (7.1) |
 2, Fit | 104 (87.4) | 15 (12.6) | 119 (14.3) |
 3, Managing well | 139 (86.9) | 21 (13.1) | 160 (19.3) |
 4, Vulnerable | 80 (80.0) | 20 (20.0) | 100 (12.0) |
 5, Mildly frail | 70 (63.1) | 41 (36.9) | 111 (13.4) |
 6, Moderately frail | 72 (61.5) | 45 (38.5) | 117 (14.1) |
 7, Severely frail | 99 (73.9) | 35 (26.1) | 134 (16.1) |
 8, Very severely frail | 14 (63.6) | 8 (36.4) | 22 (2.6) |
 9, Terminally ill | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (0.5) |
 Missing | 4 | 1 | 5 |