Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients with Severe COVID-19
| COVID-19 Patients | |
|---|---|
| n=87 | |
| Parameters | n (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤55 | 21 (24%) |
| 56–75 | 28 (32%) |
| ≥76 | 38 (44%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 35 (40%) |
| Female | 52 (60%) |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | |
| ≤10 | 41 (47%) |
| 11–20 | 32 (37%) |
| ≥21 | 14 (16%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Absent | 36 (41%) |
| Present | 51 (59%) |
| Hypertension | 42 (48%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 33 (38%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 28 (32%) |
| Obesity | 11 (13%) |
| Other (haematological, cancer) | 4 (5%) |
| Symptoms | |
| Cough | |
| Absent | 9 (10%) |
| Present | 78 (90%) |
| Fever | |
| Absent | 13 (15%) |
| Present | 74 (85%) |
| Dyspnea | |
| Absent | 14 (16%) |
| Present | 73 (84%) |
| Respiratory failure | |
| Absent | 7 (8%) |
| Present | 80 (92%) |