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Table 1 Characteristics of the Included Children and Adults (2017 to 2020, respectively) for the study period. Data of 2020 were compared with those obtained in 2019, 2018 and 2017

From: Early evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Milan, Jan-Feb 2020

 

Pediatric Emergency Department

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total patients in ED, N

2546

2444

2719

2736

Age, years median and IQR

2.5 [1.3–6.8]

3.1 [1.5–5.8]

2.4 [1.0–5.3]

3.4 [1.3–6.7]

Females, N (%)

1145 (45.0)

1126 (46.1)

1276 (46.9)

1176 (43.0)

Reason for referral, N (%)

 Dyspnea

108 (4.2)

122 (5.0)

115 (4.2)

98 (3.6)

 Cough

241 (9.5)

200 (8.2)

249 (9.2)

224 (8.2)

 Fever

527 (20.7)*

707 (28.9)*

743 (27.3)*

918 (33.6)

 At least one of the previous

876 (34.4)*

1029 (42.1)*

1107 (40.7)*

1240 (45.3)

 ICU admission, N (%)a

4/876 (0.5)

5/1029 (0.5)

3/1107 (0.3)

4/1240 (0.3)

 

Adult Emergency Department

Total patients in ED, N

4497

4422

4546

4787

Age, years median and IQR

52 [34–73]

53 [35–74]

53 [34–74]

51 [32–73]

Females, N (%)

2219 (49.3)

2163 (48.9)

2161 (47.5)

2349 (49.1)

Reason for referral, N (%)

 Dyspnea

233 (5.2)*

231 (5.2)*

307 (6.8)

302 (6.3)

 Cough

56 (1.2)*

77 (1.7)

77 (1.7)

100 (2.1)

 Fever

140 (3.1)*

138 (3.1)*

186 (4.1)*

240 (5.0)

 At least one of the previous

429 (9.5)*

446 (10.1)*

570 (12.5)

642 (13.4)

 ICU admission, N (%)a

1/429 (0.2)

1/446 (0.2)

0/570 (0)*

8/642 (1.2)

  1. Comparisons with 2020: *higher in 2020, P < 0.05; (two-sided Fisher’s exact test). athe number of subjects with at least one symptom among dyspnea, cough or fever, is used as denominator
  2. Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile Range, ED Emergency Department, ICU Intensive Care Unit