Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of HCWs with severe COVID-19
Characteristics | All (N = 333) |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
Age (years) | 36.0 (31.0–43.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 76 (23%) |
Female | 257 (77%) |
Education | |
High school and lower | 75/327 (23%) |
College and higher | 252/327 (77%) |
Work experience(years) | |
< 5 | 38 (11%) |
5–10 | 89 (27%) |
> 10 | 206 (62%) |
Location of the hospital work for | |
Hankou, Wuhan | 184 (55%) |
Wuchang, Wuhan | 80 (24%) |
Hanyang, Wuhan | 22 (7%) |
Outside Wuhan in Hubei | 47 (14%) |
Roles in work | |
Doctors | 89 (27%) |
Nurses | 191 (57%) |
Other | 53 (16%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (21.1–25.9) |
Smoke habit | |
No | 326 (98%) |
Yes | 7 (2%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
Severity of COVID-19 | |
Mild or moderate | 0 (0%) |
Severe | 333 (100%) |
Symptoms at admission | |
Fatigue | 243 (73%) |
Fever | 239 (72%) |
Muscle soreness | 153 (46%) |
Cough | 136 (41%) |
Chest distress | 133 (40%) |
Dry cough | 122 (37%) |
Shortness of breath | 117 (35%) |
Diarrhoea | 98 (29%) |
Headache | 84 (25%) |
Dyspnoea | 73 (22%) |
Vomiting | 31 (9%) |
ICU admission | |
No | 311/328 (95%) |
Yes | 17/328 (5%) |
Comorbidities | |
No | 230 (69%) |
Yes | 103 (31%) |