Table 2 Patient, caregiver, and healthy volunteer demographics and characteristics
From: Development of a novel patient-reported outcome measure to assess signs and symptoms of COVID-19
Patient, caregiver, and healthy volunteer demographics | N = 31 |
|---|---|
Type of participant, n (%) | |
Patient | 24 (77.4) |
Healthy volunteer | 4 (12.9) |
Caregivera | 3 (9.7) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 19 (61.2) |
Male | 12 (38.7) |
Age, mean (range) | 54.8 (23–76) |
Race, n (%) | |
Caucasian/white | 24 (77.4) |
African American | 4 (12.9) |
Mixed race | 2 (6.5) |
Other | 1 (3.2) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Hispanic | 3 (9.7) |
Not Hispanic | 28 (90.3) |
Education, n (%) | |
High school degree or GED | 3 (9.7) |
Some college | 9 (29.0) |
Associate degree | 2 (6.5) |
College degree | 7 (22.6) |
Postgraduate degree | 10 (32.3) |
Employment, n (%) | |
Employed part-time | 5 (16.1) |
Employed full-time | 18 (58.1) |
Retired | 7 (22.6) |
Other | 1 (3.2) |
Patient characteristics | N = 24 |
Patient-reported COVID-19 overall disease severity, n (%) | |
Mild | 8 (33.3) |
Moderate | 14 (58.3) |
Severe | 2 (8.3) |
Hospitalized due to COVID-19, n (%) | |
Yes | 6 (25.0) |
No | 18 (75.0) |
Intubated | 1 (4.2) |
Prescribed medications for COVID-19, n (%) | |
Hydroxychloroquine | 4 (16.7) |
Outpatient antibiotics | 3 (12.5) |
Oseltamivir | 1 (4.2) |
Pre-existing conditions, n (%) | |
Obesity | 4 (16.7) |
Asthma | 4 (16.7) |
Hypertension | 3 (12.5) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 (12.5) |
Heart disease | 2 (8.3) |
Type 1 diabetes | 1 (4.2) |