Table 2

SOARS score (five predictors; range: 0–8 points) for predicting in-hospital COVID-19 death

PredictorPoints
SpO2
 >92% on air0
 ≤92% on air1
Obesity (BMI>30)
 Absent0
 Present1
Age (years)
 <500
 50–591
 60–692
 70–793
 ≥804
Respiratory rate
 ≤24/min0
 >24/min1
Stroke/CVA
 Absent0
 Present1
  • CVA, cerebrovascular accident; SOARS, SpO2, Obesity, Age, Respiratory rate, Stroke history.