Subject characteristics | |
Age (n=384, years) | 59.9±16.1 |
Sex M:F (n=384, %) | 62:38 |
Ethnicity (n=368) | British Caucasian 38.8% (n=139/368) |
Other Caucasian 17.1% (n=63/368) | |
British Asian 6.5% (n=24/368) | |
Other Asian 10.3% (n=38/368) | |
Black British 6.8% (n=25/368) | |
Other black 7.6% (n=28/368) | |
Other ethnicity 13.9% (n=51/368) | |
Comorbidities | Hypertension 41.9% (n=155/370) |
Diabetes mellitus 27.2% (n=101/371) | |
Asthma and/or COPD 17.5% (n=65/371) | |
Chronic kidney disease 11.0% (n=41/372) | |
Ischaemic heart disease 9.7% (n=36/371) | |
Smoking: current/ever/never (n=373, %) | 2.7/23.3/60.9 |
Covid illness | |
Duration of symptoms prior to admission (n=372, days) | 7 (4–10) |
Level of care (n=367) | Oxygen alone: 59.1% (n=217) |
ICU: 14.5% (n=54) | |
Intubation: 7.1% (n=47) | |
Length of stay (n=384, days) | 6.5 (4–10.75) |
Clinical Frailty Score on Admission (n=384) | 2 (2–3.75) |
Symptom persistence* (n=276) | |
Breathlessness
Oxygen alone/CPAP/IV (%) | 54.8/63.3/57.7 |
Cough
Oxygen alone/CPAP/IV (%) | 32.2/36.7/46.2 |
Fatigue
Oxygen alone/CPAP/IV (%) | 67.3/73.3/76.9 |
Poor sleep quality
Oxygen alone/CPAP/IV (%) | 61.1/93.3/76.9 |
Data reported as mean (±SD), median (IQR) or % as appropriate.
*Persistence defined as symptom score ≥1.
IV, invasive ventilation.