Presenting symptoms and signs, along with temperature during hospital admission, in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in weeks 5 and 6 of lockdown in the UK
| Presenting symptoms | Whole cohort (N=115) | Under 70(n=40) | Aged ≥70 (n=75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever (or reported chills) or cough | 82 (71.3) | 33 (82.5) | 49 (65.3) |
| Cough | 59 (51.3) | 27 (67.5) | 32 (42.7)* |
| Fever or reported chills | 66 (57.4) | 26 (65) | 40 (53.3) |
| Shortness of breath | 61 (53.0) | 24 (60) | 37 (49.3) |
| One of cough, fever or shortness of breath | 92 (80) | 36 (90) | 56 (74.7) |
| All of cough, fever and shortness of breath | 32 (27.8) | 16 (40) | 16 (21.3)* |
| Chest pain | 21 (18.3) | 10 (25) | 11 (14.7) |
| General malaise/off food | 32 (27.8) | 11 (27.5) | 21 (28) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 16 (13.9) | 6 (15) | 10 (13.3) |
| Diarrhoea | 19 (16.5) | 7 (17.5) | 12 (16) |
| Abdominal pain | 14 (12.2) | 5 (12.5) | 9 (12) |
| One of diarrhoea/nausea/abdominal pain | 35 (30.4) | 17 (42.5) | 18 (24)* |
| Confusion | 20 (17.4) | 3 (7.5) | 17 (22.7)* |
| Drowsiness | 14 (12.2) | 2 (5) | 12 (16)* |
| Fall | 22 (19.1) | 6 (15) | 16 (21.3) |
| Presenting signs | |||
| High fever ≥38.0°C | 36 (31.3) | 15 (37.5) | 21 (28) |
| Low grade fever 37.5–37.9°C | 11 (9.6) | 6 (15) | 5 (6.7) |
| Normal temperature 36.0–37.4°C | 52 (45.2) | 16 (40) | 36 (48) |
| Low temperature ≥35.5°C | 12 (10.4) | 1 (2.5) | 11 (14.7)* |
| Average oxygen saturations | 92% | 89% | 93% |
| During hospital stay | |||
| ≥38.0°C (high-grade fever) | 61 (53.0) | 26 (65) | 35 (46.7) |
| ≥37.5°C (fever) | 79 (68.7) | 31 (77.5) | 48 (64) |
| 36.0–37.4°C (normal) | 25 (21.7) | 3 (7.5) | 22 (29.3)* |
| ≥35.5°C (low temperature) | 54 (47.0) | 7 (17.5) | 47 (62.7)* |
| ≥35.5°C and never ≥38.0°C | 24 (20.9) | 4 (10) | 20 (26.7)* |
Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.
↵*p<0.05, comparing the <70 and ≥70 groups.