Variable | All patients | Suspected Covid-19 | Confirmed Covid-19 | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 72.42 (52.08–82.5) | 73.25 (53.83–83.17) | 62 (44.83–78.19) | < 0.001 |
Sex, male (%) | 2048 (49.4%) | 1789 (49.5%) | 259 (48.4%) | 0.671 |
Native language other than Finnish or Swedish (%) | 391 (9.8%) | 259 (7.4%) | 132 (26.6%) | < 0.001 |
Initial respiratory rate (/min) | 20 (16–25) | 20 (16–25) | 19 (16–24) | 0.181 |
Last respiratory rate (/min) | 19 (16–24) | 19 (16–24) | 18 (16–24) | 0.175 |
Initial blood oxygen saturation (%) | 95 (92–97) | 95 (92–97) | 95 (92–97) | 0.444 |
Last blood oxygen saturation (%) | 96 (94–98) | 96 (94–98) | 95 (93–97) | 0.086 |
Heart rate (/min) | 94 (79–110) | 94 (79–110) | 91 (79–105) | < 0.01 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 138 (121–156) | 139 (121–158) | 133 (120–149) | < 0.001 |
Temperature (°C) | 37.5 (36.9–38.4) | 37.5 (36.8–38.3) | 37.8 (37.1–38.6) | < 0.001 |
Blood glucose (mmol/l) | 7 (6–8.7) | 7.1 (6–8.7) | 6.7 (5.8–8.7) | 0.129 |
Urgency of dispatch | < 0.001 | |||
A | 291 (7.0%) | 273 (7.5%) | 18 (3.4%) | |
B | 891 (21.4%) | 797 (22.0%) | 94 (17.5%) | |
C | 1250 (30.1%) | 1088 (30.0%) | 162 (30.2%) | |
D | 1725 (41.5%) | 1463 (40.4%) | 262 (48.9%) | |
On-scene time (min) | 25 (19–34) | 25 (19–35) | 23 (17–30) | < 0.001 |
Duration of the mission (min) | 100 (78–130) | 100 (79–128) | 99 (72–135.25) | 0.219 |
Transport rate (%) | 3498 (84.1%) | 3130 (86.4%) | 368 (68.7%) | < 0.001 |