Table 5.

vascular risk factors among the COVID-19 patients admitted to Mengo Hospital Treatment Unit from December 2020 to August 2021 (N=314)

Variable		n (Frequency)	% (percentage)
Fasting blood glucose	<7mmol/l	69	22.0
	≥7mmol/l	245	78.0
Glycated hemoglobin	<6.5%	154	49.0
	≥6.5%	160	51.0
Systolic blood pressure	<140mmHg	179	57.0
	≥140mmHg	135	43.0
Diastolic blood pressure	<90mmHg	236	75.2
	≥90mmHg	78	24.8
Total cholesterol	<5.17mmol/l	140	44.6
	≥5.17mmol/l	174	55.4
Triglycerides	<1.68 mmol/l	92	29.3
	≥1.68mmol/l	222	70.7
High density lipoprotein cholesterol	>1.3	176	56.0
	<1.3mmol/l	138	44.0
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol	<4.1mmol/l	111	35.3
	≥4.1mmol/l	203	64.7
Alanine amino transaminase	<45IU/L	191	60.8
	≥45IU/L	123	39.2
Aspartate amino transaminase	<42IU/L	166	52.9
	≥42IU/L	148	47.1
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	<20ml/hr	68	21.7
	≥20ml/hr	246	78.3

n=Frequency, %: Percentage