Table 1 Descriptive statistics of hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 patients up to November 2020
Characteristic | Hospitalized PCR+ children without any co-morbidities (N = 6090) | Hospitalized PCR+ children with co-morbidities (N = 520) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics [N(%)] | |||
 Age (Mean[95% CI]) | 5.92 (5.78-6.06) | 7.34 (6.84-7.85) | < 0.001 |
  < 1 year | 1161 (19.1%) | 78 (15.0%) | < 0.001 |
  1-5 year | 2108 (34.6%) | 144 (27.7%) | |
  6-12 year | 1473 (24.2%) | 144 (27.7%) | |
  13-17 year | 1348 (22.1%) | 154 (29.6%) | |
 Male sex | 3327 (54.6%) | 301 (57.9%) | 0.15 |
Signs and Symptoms [N(%)] | |||
 No symptoms | 871 (14.3%) | 74 (14.2%) | 0.96 |
 Fever | 2592 (42.6%) | 170 (32.7%) | < 0.001 |
 Cough | 2175 (35.7%) | 206 (39.6%) | 0.07 |
 Headache | 444 (7.3%) | 47 (9.0%) | 0.14 |
 Sore throat | 519 (8.5%) | 44 (8.5%) | 0.96 |
 Myalgia | 750 (12.3%) | 80 (15.4%) | 0.04 |
 Dyspnea | 1618 (26.6%) | 221 (42.5%) | < 0.001 |
 Diarrhea | 715 (11.7%) | 46 (8.8%) | 0.04 |
Outcomes [N(%)] | |||
 ICU admission | 750 (12.3%) | 108 (20.8%) | < 0.001 |
 Ventilation support | 452 (7.4%) | 54 (10.4%) | 0.01 |
 Death | 275 (4.5%) | 77 (14.8%) | < 0.001 |