Table 3.
Association of various demographic and disease factors with persistent breathlessness in study subjects
| Demographic characteristics | Patients with breathlessness (n=58) | Patients without breathlessness (n=27) | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean±SD) | 58.09±12.41 | 47.96±15.28 | 54.87±14.11 | 0.004§ |
| Female | 29 | 13 | 42 | 0.874† |
| Male | 29 | 14 | 43 | |
| BMI (Mean±SD) | 25.84±6.07 | 26.18±5.18 | 25.95±5.77 | 0.803§ |
| Patients with comorbidities | 38 | 10 | 48 | 0.014† |
| Patients without comorbidities | 20 | 17 | 37 | |
| Steroid therapy received | 48 | 8 | 56 | <.0001† |
| Antiviral therapy received | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1* |
| Oxygen therapy received | 47 | 7 | 54 | <.0001† |
| NIV support received | 3 (5.17%) | 0 (0%) | 3 | 0.548* |
| Median duration of hospital stay | 15 | 3 | 12 | <0.0001¶ |
†Chi-square test, §Independent t-test, *Fisher's exact test, ¶Mann Whitney test. BMI - Body mass index, SD - Standard deviation