Table 1 Characteristics of patients who were admitted to the emergency department due to symptoms suspicious for COVID-19
From: Separating the wheat from the chaff—COVID-19 in a German emergency department: a case-control study
All (n = 314) | COVID-19 pos. (n = 43) | No-COVID-19 (n = 271) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (± SD, range) | 66 (± 17.72, 22–97) | 71 (± 17.03; 23–94) | 65 (± 17.70; 22–97) | 0.057 |
Male gender, n (%) | 196 (62.4) | 28 (65.1) | 168 (62.0) | 0.694 |
Manchester triage, n (%) | ||||
Red | 52 (16.6) | 4 (9.3) | 48 (17.7) | 0.160 |
Orange | 28 (8.9) | 3 (7.0) | 25 (9.2) | 0.622 |
Yellow | 118 (37.8) | 13 (30.2) | 105 (39.0) | 0.269 |
Green | 111 (35.4) | 23 (53.5) | 88 (32.5) | 0.008 |
Blue | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.1) | 0.487 |