Table 2 Characteristics of locally-acquired COVID-19 cases who had two or more visits to single care provider and multiple care providers prior to hospital admission
Characteristics | All | Single care provider | Multiple care providers | P-value^ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 73) | (N = 29) | (N = 44) | ||
Age in years, median (IQR) | 51 (38–62) | 48 (36–61) | 53 (39–62) | 0.446 |
Male, n (%) | 47 (64.4) | 18 (62.1) | 29 (65.9) | 0.805 |
Singapore resident, n (%) | 66 (90.4) | 25 (86.2) | 41 (93.2) | 0.425 |
Number of visits before admission, median (IQR) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 0.001 |
Number of visits before admission (Primary care clinics / ED), n (%) | 0.026 | |||
2 | 38 (52.1) | 21 (72.4) | 17 (38.6) | |
3 | 25 (34.2) | 8 (27.6) | 17 (38.6) | |
4 | 4 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.1) | |
5 | 5 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.4) | |
6 | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
Timing of first visit, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.403 |
Timing of first visit, n (%) | 0.937 | |||
Day 1 | 22 (30.1) | 10 (34.5) | 12 (27.3) | |
Day 2 | 27 (37.0) | 11 (37.9) | 16 (36.4) | |
Day 3 | 12 (16.4) | 4 (13.8) | 8 (18.2) | |
Day 4 | 6 (8.2) | 2 (6.9) | 4 (9.1) | |
Day 5 | 5 (6.8) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (6.8) | |
Day 6 or later | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
Days from symptom onset to admission, median (IQR) | 8 (6–11) | 8 (6–11) | 8 (6–11) | 0.586 |
Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR) | 15 (10–22) | 17 (11–27) | 15 (10–20) | 0.429 |
Ever admitted to ICU, n (%) | 17 (23.3) | 6 (20.7) | 11 (25.0) | 0.781 |