Table 1 Demographics, baseline characteristics and outcome of 159 patients categorized in cancer, and without cancer subgroups and 53 cancerous patients categorized into alive and dead
| Variables |
W/O cancer N = 106 (%)a |
Cancer N = 53 (%) | p value | Cancer | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alive N = 26 (%) |
Dead N = 27 (%) | |||||
| Age | ||||||
| < 50 | 24 (22.6) | 8 (15.1) | 3 (11.5) | 5 (18.5) | ||
| 50–65 | 34 (32.1) | 21 (39.6) | 0.453 | 13 (50) | 8 (29.6) | 0.374 |
| > 65 | 48 (45.3) | 24 (45.3) | 10 (38.5) | 14 (51.9) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 46 (43.4) | 22 (41.5) | 0.821 | 14 (53.85) | 8 (29.6) | 0.098 |
| Male | 60 (56.6) | 31 (58.5) | 12 (46.15) | 19 (70.4) | ||
| BMIb | 25.7 (23.1–29.3) | 24.8 (22.4–30.4) | 0.528 | 23.4 (21.9–29.1) | 26.6 (23–31.1) | 0.180 |
| Past medical history | ||||||
| DM | 16 (15.1) | 9 (17) | 0.758 | 4 (15.4) | 5 (18.5) | 0.990 |
| HTN | 30 (28.3) | 15 (28.3) | 0.990 | 10 (38.5) | 5 (18.5) | 0.135 |
| IHD | 18 (17) | 8 (15.1) | 0.762 | 4 (15.4) | 4 (14.8) | 0.990 |
| Symptoms: | ||||||
| Fever | 54 (50.9) | 30 (56.6) | 0.500 | 13 (50) | 17 (63) | 0.412 |
| Cough | 56 (52.8) | 190 (35.9) | 0.043 | 11 (42.3) | 8 (29.6) | 0.398 |
| Dyspnea | 64 (60.4) | 28 (52.8) | 0.364 | 9 (34.6) | 19 (70.4) | 0.013 |
| Chills | 4 (3.8) | 3 (5.7) | 0.585 | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.7) | 0.610 |
| Myalgia | 16 (15.1) | 8 (15.1) | 0.990 | 4 (15.4) | 4 (14.8) | 0.990 |
| Nausea | 8 (7.6) | 15 (28.3) | 0.000 | 10 (38.5) | 5 (18.5) | 0.135 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 (2.8) | 1 (1.9) | 0.720 | 1 (3.9) | 0 | 0.491 |
| Sore throat | 2 (1.9) | 2 (3.8) | 0.474 | 1 (3.9) | 1 (3.7) | 0.990 |
| Fatigue | 35 (33) | 26 (49.1) | 0.050 | 12 (46.2) | 14 (51.9) | 0.786 |
| Anorexia | 10 (9.4) | 9 (17) | 0.167 | 7 (26.9) | 2 (7.4) | 0.076 |
| Chest pain | 10 (9.4) | 1 (1.9) | 0.077 | 1 (3.9) | 0 | 0.304 |
| Signs: | ||||||
| Low consciousness | 7 (6.6) | 7 (13.2) | 0.166 | 1 (3.9) | 6 (22.2) | 0.100 |
| O2Saturation | ||||||
| > 96% | 39 (38.6) | 18 (34.6) | 5 (20) | 13 (48.2) | ||
| 90–96% | 47 (46.5) | 22 (42.3) | 0.449 | 12 (48) | 10 (37) | 0.083 |
| < 90% | 15 (14.9) | 12 (23.1) | 8 (32) | 4 (14.8) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
| < 100 | 4 (3.9) | 9 (17) | 4 (15.4) | 5 (18.5) | ||
| 100–140 | 75 (73.5) | 35 (66) | 0.025 | 17 (65.4) | 18 (66.7) | 0.990 |
| > 140 | 23 (22.6) | 9 (17) | 5 (19.2) | 4 (14.8) | ||
| Respiratory rate (/min) | ||||||
| < 25 | 87 (86.1) | 43 (81.1) | 0.416 | 24 (92.3) | 19 (70.4) | 0.076 |
| > 25 | 14 (13.9) | 10 (18.9) | 2 (7.7) | 8 (29.6) | ||
| Pulse Rate (/min) | ||||||
| < 100 | 65 (64.4) | 29 (55.8) | 0.301 | 19 (73.1) | 10 (38.5) | 0.025 |
| > 100 | 36 (35.6) | 23 (44.2) | 7 (26.9) | 16 (61.5) | ||
| Temperature (oc) | ||||||
| < 37.8 | 63 (61.8) | 37 (69.8) | 20 (76.9) | 17 (63) | ||
| 37.8–39 | 28 (27.4) | 12 (22.6) | 0.594 | 5 (19.2) | 7 (25.9) | 0.493 |
| > 39 | 11 (10.8) | 4 (7.6) | 1 (3.9) | 3 (11.1) | ||
| qSOFA | ||||||
| 0 | 68 (64.2) | 25 (47.2) | 14 (53.9) | 11 (40.7) | ||
| 1 | 35 (33) | 22 (41.5) | 11 (42.3) | 11 (40.7) | ||
| 2 | 3 (2.8) | 3 (5.7) | 0.020 | 0 | 3 (11.1) | 0.417 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 (5.7) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (7.5) | ||