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Table 2 Participant symptoms

From: Ruling out COVID-19 by chest CT at emergency admission when prevalence is low: the prospective, observational SCOUT study

Symptoms

All participants (N = 165)

COVID-19 present/overcome (n = 13)

COVID-19 absent (n = 152)

P value

Time from symptom onset, days

3 ± 4

5 ± 5

3 ± 4

.16

Body temperature (tympanic, forehead), °C

37.4 ± 1.0

37.1 ± 1.3

37.4 ± 1.0

.24

 ≥ 37.5 °C

68/163 (41.7)

4 (33.3)

64/149 (43.0)

.47

O2—saturation ≤ 92%

36/162 (22.2)

5/12 (41.7)

31/150 (20.7)

.14

Cough

78 (47.3)

6 (46.2)

72 (47.4)

> .99

Dyspnea

81 (49.1)

6 (46.2)

75 (49.3)

> .99

Breathing rate ≥ 24/min

21/76 (27.6)

1/6 (16.7)

20/70 (28.6)

> .99

Breathing noise, pathological findings

62 (37.6)

6 (46.2)

56 (36.8)

.56

Attenuated

19 (11.5)

1 (7.7)

18 (11.8)

.44

Ambient noise

43 (26.1)

5 (38.5)

38 (25.0)

 

Percussion, pathological findings

29 (17.6)

1 (7.7)

28 (18.4)

.47

Attenuated

17 (10.3)

0 (0.0)

17 (11.2)

.23

Tympanic resonance

12 (7.3)

1 (7.7)

11 (7.2)

 

Sputum

45 (27.3)

2 (15.4)

43 (28.3)

.52

Glassy white

11 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

11 (7.2)

.70

Foaming

15 (9.1)

1 (7.7)

14 (9.2)

 

Purulent

19 (11.5)

1 (7.7)

18 (11.8)

 

Rhinorrhea

12 (7.3)

1 (7.7)

11 (7.2)

> .99

Sore throat

17 (10.3)

1 (7.7)

16 (10.5)

> .99

Fatigue

46 (27.9)

6 (46.2)

40 (26.3)

.19

  1. Data are mean ± SD or n (%)