- Clinical factors associated with readmission of COVID-19 cases after hospital discharge (N=237).
| Clinical factors | Hospital readmission | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No n=223‡ | Yes n=14‡ | ||
| Severity (n=230) | |||
| Mild | 57 (98.3) | 1 (1.7) | 0.031* |
| Moderate | 23 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Severe | 109 (94.8) | 6 (5.2) | |
| Critical | 29 (85.3) | 5 (14.7) | |
| Duration of symptoms before presentation (n=231) | |||
| ≤3 | 105 (91.3) | 10 (8.7) | 0.067* |
| 4-7 | 86 (98.9) | 1 (1.1) | |
| >7 | 27 (93.1) | 2 (6.9) | |
| Maximum temperature | |||
| <37.7 | 118 (92.9) | 9 (7.1) | 0.408* |
| ≥37.7 | 105 (95.5) | 5 (4.5) | |
| Oxygen saturation (n=235) | |||
| ≥93 | 81 (97.5) | 2 (2.4) | 0.102** |
| <93 | 141 (92.8) | 11 (7.2) | |
| Fever (n=236) | |||
| No | 58 (90.6) | 6 (9.4) | 0.172* |
| Yes | 164 (95.3) | 8 (4.7) | |
| Chills (n=236) | |||
| No | 139 (93.9) | 9 (6.1) | 0.900* |
| Yes | 83 (94.3) | 5 (5.7) | |
| Sweating (n=236) | |||
| No | 140 (93.3) | 10 (6.7) | 0.528** |
| Yes | 82 (95.3) | 4 (4.7) | |
| Cough (n=236) | |||
| No | 54 (90.0) | 6 (10.0) | 0.122* |
| Yes | 168 (95.5) | 8 (4.5) | |
| Sputum (n=234) | |||
| No | 189 (93.6) | 13 (6.4) | 0.403** |
| Yes | 31 (96.9) | 1 (3.1) | |
| Headache (n=236) | |||
| No | 158 (92.9) | 12 (7.1) | 0.196** |
| Yes | 64 (97.0) | 2 (3.0) | |
| Loss of smell (n=236) | |||
| No | 220 (94.0) | 14 (6.8) | 0.885** |
| Yes | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Sore throat (n=236) | |||
| No | 188 (93.1) | 14 (6.9) | 0.106** |
| Yes | 34 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Dyspnea (n=236) | |||
| No | 79 (95.2) | 4 (4.8) | 0.414** |
| Yes | 143 (93.5) | 10 (6.5) | |
| Chest pain (n=236) | |||
| No | 216 (94.3) | 13 (5.7) | 0.352** |
| Yes | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Abdominal pain (n=236) | |||
| No | 198 (93.4) | 14 (6.6) | 0.213** |
| Yes | 24 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Nausea (n=236) | |||
| No | 176 (93.6) | 12 (6.4) | 0.430** |
| Yes | 46 (95.8) | 2 (4.2) | |
| Vomiting | |||
| No | 184 (93.4) | 13 (6.6) | 0.292** |
| Yes | 38 (97.4) | 1 (2.6) | |
| Diarrhea (n = 236) | |||
| No | 183 (93.4) | 13 (6.6) | 0.278** |
| Yes | 39 (97.5) | 1 (2.5) | |
| Loss of appetite (n=235) | |||
| No | 195 (95.1) | 10 (4.9) | 0.087** |
| Yes | 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | |
| Body ache (n=236) | |||
| No | 167 (93.8) | 11 (6.2) | 0.535** |
| Yes | 55 (94.8) | 3 (5.2) | |
| Chest x-ray (n=234) | |||
| Normal | 53 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.004* |
| Unilateral shadow | 38 (84.4) | 7 (15.6) | |
| Bilateral shadow | 129 (94.9) | 7 (5.1) | |
| ICU admission (n=234) | |||
| No | 185 (96.4) | 7 (3.6) | 0.006* |
| Yes | 36 (85.7) | 6 (14.3) | |
| Blood culture (n=211) | |||
| Negative | 192 (95.0) | 10 (5.0) | 0.640** |
| Positive | 9 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Sputum culture (n=220) | |||
| Negative | 199 (95.2) | 10 (4.8) | 0.114** |
| Positive | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | |