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. 2023 May 22;47:e76. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2023.76

TABLE 1. Frequency of attributes of the deceased by COVID-19 wave, Cali.

Variable

Category

Wave 2 (n = 1 133)

Wave 4 (n = 754)

P value

Sex

Female

426 (37.6%)

317 (42.0%)

0.05

Male

707 (62.4%)

437 (58.0%)

0.05

Mean age (SD)

 

72.6 (13.5)

77.9 (14.3)

0.2

Age group

>80

397 (35.0%)

404 (53.6%)

1.4e–12

60–79

561 (49.5%)

291 (38.6%)

3.03e–3

50–59

111 (9.8%)

32 (4.2%)

8.03e–3

40–49

34 (3.0%)

10 (1.3%)

0.01

30–39

21 (1.9%)

4 (0.5%)

0.01

18–29

8 (0.7%)

6 (0.8%)

0.8

Mean days between onset of symptoms and date of death (SD)

 

20.2 (19.3)

14.5 (7.57)

2.2e–16

Nationality

Colombian

1 128 (99.6%)

749 (99.3%)

0.5

Foreign

5 (0.4%)

5 (0.7%)

0.5

Cancer

Yes

43 (3.8%)

24 (3.2%)

0.4

No

1 090 (96.2%)

730 (96.8%)

0.4

Diabetes

Yes

228 (20.1%)

76 (10.1%)

6.1e–6

No

905 (79.9%)

678 (89.9%)

6.1e–6

Kidney disease

Yes

75 (6.6%)

21 (2.8%)

0.0002

No

1 058 (93.4%)

733 (97.2%)

0.0002

Heart disease

Yes

96 (8.5%)

36 (4.8%)

0.002

No

1 037 (91.5%)

718 (95.2%)

0.002

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Yes

7 (0.6%)

1 (0.1%)

0.1

No

1 126 (99.4%)

753 (99.9%)

0.1

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Yes

98 (8.6%)

52 (6.9%)

0.2

No

1 035 (91.4%)

702 (93.1%)

0.2

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study data.