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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