Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | Pre-pandemic (n = 2015) | Post-pandemic (n = 5023) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 72 | (62–84) | 76 | (62–84) | 0.09 |
Male | 1236/2014 | (61.4) | 3095/5023 | (61.6) | 0.85 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.8 | (19.1–25.0) | 21.8 | (18.8–25.4) | 0.61 |
Medical history | |||||
Hypertension | 154/1945 | (7.9) | 332/4885 | (6.8) | 0.10 |
Diabetes | 104/1941 | (5.4) | 187/4883 | (3.8) | 0.01 |
Ischemic heart disease | 65/1938 | (3.4) | 100/4883 | (2.0) | < 0.01 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 54/1939 | (2.8) | 111/4886 | (2.3) | 0.21 |
Heart failure | 53/1932 | (2.7) | 92/4781 | (1.9) | 0.03 |
Renal disease | 49/1941 | (2.5) | 86/4889 | (1.8) | 0.04 |
Mental disease | 35/1944 | (1.8) | 65/4890 | (1.3) | 0.14 |
Lung disease | 30/1940 | (1.5) | 72/4887 | (1.5) | 0.82 |
Hemodialysis | 24/1948 | (1.2) | 33/4899 | (0.7) | 0.02 |
Malignant disease | 17/1940 | (0.9) | 46/4891 | (0.9) | 0.80 |
Liver disease | 13/1940 | (0.7) | 27/4890 | (0.6) | 0.57 |
Digestive disease | 12/1938 | (0.6) | 18/4883 | (0.4) | 0.16 |
Baseline ADL | < 0.01 | ||||
Good ability | 831/1406 | (59.1) | 1958/3669 | (53.4) | |
Mild disability | 384/1406 | (27.3) | 1162/3669 | (31.7) | |
Severe disability | 127/1406 | (9.0) | 322/3669 | (8.8) | |
Vegetative state | 64/1406 | (4.6) | 227/3669 | (6.2) | |
Location | < 0.01 | ||||
Home | 1301/1996 | (65.2) | 3164/4673 | (67.7) | |
Public place | 416/1996 | (20.8) | 807/4673 | (17.3) | |
Health care facilities | 173/1996 | (8.7) | 470/4673 | (10.0) | |
Medical institutions | 26/1996 | (1.3) | 49/4673 | (1.0) | |
Others | 80/1996 | (4.0) | 183/4673 | (3.9) | |
Cause of cardiac arrest | |||||
Cardiac etiology | 1206/2015 | (59.9) | 3094/5023 | (61.6) | 0.18 |
Acute coronary syndrome | 161/1197 | (13.5) | 290/3047 | (9.3) | < 0.01 |
Noncardiac etiology | 809/2015 | (40.1) | 1929/5023 | (38.4) | 0.16 |
Stroke | 75/797 | (9.5) | 144/1895 | (7.6) | |
Respiratory disease | 85/797 | (10.7) | 244/1895 | (12.9) | |
Malignancy | 36/797 | (4.5) | 137/1895 | (7.2) | |
Exogenous cause | 398/797 | (49.9) | 886/1895 | (46.8) | < 0.01 |
Traffic accident | 52/399 | (13.0) | 94/892 | (10.5) | |
Fall | 62/399 | (15.5) | 171/892 | (19.2) | |
Hanging | 70/399 | (17.5) | 203/892 | (22.8) | |
Drowning | 44/399 | (11.0) | 103/892 | (11.5) | |
Asphyxia | 124/399 | (31.1) | 225/892 | (25.2) | |
Addiction | 14/399 | (3.5) | 10/892 | (1.1) | |
SIDS | 11/2105 | (0.5) | 7/5023 | (0.1) | < 0.01 |