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Clinical differences between hospitalized patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia and those with influenza-related pneumonia during the omicron variant surge
Global Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
| Vol 4, Issue 1
Table 1. Patients’ background characteristics by group
| COVID-19 pneumonia | Flu pneumonia | p value | ||
| Patients number | 46 (46/285 =15.5%) | 6 (6/12=50.0%) | 0.002** | |
| Male/Female | 33/13 (Male :71.7%) | 5/1 (Male:83.3%) | 0.547 | |
| Age, years old | 75.5 (45-93) | 53.8 (19-73) | 0.002** | |
| Underlying diseases | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 (15.2%) | 3 (50.0%) | 0.042* | |
| Solid malignant tumor | 6 (13.0%) | 0 | 0.3469 | |
| Brain stroke | 6 (13.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.806 | |
| Dementia | 5 (10.9%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.676 | |
| Heart diseases | 4 (8.7%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.533 | |
| Neurological diseases | 4 (8.7%) | 0 | 0.452 | |
| Mental disorders | 2 (4.3%) | 0 | 0.602 | |
| Hematological diseases | 2 (4.3%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.543 | |
| AIDS | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.715 | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.715 | |
| Chronic lung diseases | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.259 | |
| Kidney diseases | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.715 | |
| Infection route | ||||
| Clusters (Facilities) | 9 (19.6%) | 0 | 0.233 | |
| Inpatients | 5 (10.9%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.129 | |
| Nursing visit service | 4 (8.7%) | 0 | 0.452 | |
| Home | 4 (8.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 0.533 | |
| Work | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.012* | |
| Unknown | 22 (47.8%) | 1 (16.7％） | 0.148 | |
| Vaccination | ||||
| 5 times< | 4 (8.7%) | NA | ||
| 4 times | 5 (10.9%) | NA | ||
| 3 times | 6 (13.0%) | NA | ||
| Twice | 7 (15.2%) | NA | ||
| Once | 0 | 2 (33.3%) | 0.304 | |
| None | 8 (17.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.007** | |
| Unknown | 16 (34.8%) | 0 | 0.008 |