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. 2024 Jan 1;18(1):53–63. doi: 10.18502/ijhoscr.v18i1.14744

Table 1.

Demographics, baseline characteristics and outcome of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 categorized in cancer, and without cancer subgroups, N=92796

Non cancer
patients
n=91464 (%)
Cancer patients
n=1332 (%)
Total Chi-Square P value OR (CI95%)
Age
Mean (± SD),
Median (Q1, Q3)
49.96 (18.08)
49 (37,63)
51.74 (22.8)
57 (40, 68)
49.98 (18.16)
50 (37,63)
67761252.5 <0.0001 -
Sex
Male 46649 (51.1) 652 (48.9) 47301 (51) 2.216a 0.137 1.08 (0.97-1.21)
Female 44815 (48.9) 680 (51.1) 45495 (49)
Fever (yes) 34345 (37.6) 612 (45.9) 34957 (37.7) 39.413a <0.0001 1.41 (1.26-1.57)
Cough 58823 (64.3) 841 (63.1) 59664 (64.3) 0.789a 0.374 0.95 (0.85-1.06)
Myalgia 34086 (37.3) 531 (39.9) 34617 (37.3) 3.788a 0.052 1.11 (0.99-1.24)
Dyspnea 46898 (51.3) 668 (50.2) 47566 (51.3) .665a 0.415 0.95 (0.85-1.06)
Loss of consciousness 2877 (3.1) 133 (10) 3010 (3.2) 195.684a <0.0001 3.41 (2.84-4.1)
Loss of Smell 1136 (1.2) 14 (1.1) 1150 (1.2) 0.391a 0.532 0.84 (0.49-1.43)
Loss of Taste 1014 (1.1) 10 (0.8) 1024 (1.1) 1.541a 0.214 0.67 (0.36-1.26)
Seizure 285 (0.3) 6 (0.5) 291 (0.3) 0.810a 0.368 1.44 (0.64-3.25)
Abdominal pain 1316 (1.4) 42 (3.2) 1358 (1.5) 26.840a <0.0001 2.23 (1.63-3.05)
Nausea 5684 (6.2) 182 (13.7) 5866 (6.3) 123.413a <0.0001 2.39 (2.04-2.8)
Vomit 3819 (4.2) 100 (7.5) 3919 (4.2) 36.184a <0.0001 1.86 (1.51-2.29)
Diarrhea 2316 (2.5) 50 (3.8) 2366 (2.6) 7.932a 0.005 1.5 (1.13-2)
Loss of appetite 12333 (13.5) 396 (29.8) 12729 293.736a <0.0001 2.72 (2.41-3.06)
Headache 9513 (10.4) 181 (13.6) 9694 (10.5) 14.376a <0.0001 1.35 (1.15-1.58)
Dizziness 3729 (41) 58 (4.4) 3787 (4.1) .266a 0.606 1.07 (0.82-1.39)
Paresis of limbs 291 (0.3) 5 (0.4) 296 (0.3) 0.137a 0.711 1.18 (0.48-2.86)
Paralysis of limbs 158 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 160 (0.2) 0.845 1 0.87 (0.21-3.51)
Chest pain 3009 (3.3) 35 (2.6) 3044 (3.3) 1.798a 0.180 0.79 (0.56-1.11)
skin rash 107 (0.1) 3 (0.2) 110 (0.1) 1.303a 0.254 1.92 (0.61-6.08)
PO2 saturation scale
Upper 93 percent 69885 (76.4) 913 (68.5) 70798 44.887a <0.0001 1.48 (1.32-1.67)
Under 93 percent 21579 (23.6) 419 (31.5) 21998
Current smoker 739 (0.8) 23 (1.7) 762 (0.8) 13.608a <0.0001 2.15 (1.41-3.27)
Drug use 385 (0.4) 16 (1.2) 401(.4) 18.577a <0.0001 2.87 (1.73-4.75)
Chronic liver
disease
260 (0.3) 15 (1.1) 275 (0.3) 31.610a <0.0001 4 (2.37-6.75)
Diabetic 14507 (15.9) 225 (16.9) 14732 (15.9) 1.121a 0.290 1.08 (0.93-1.24)
Hematologic
disorders
375 (0.4) 83 (6.2) 458 (0.5) 908.207a <0.0001 16.18 (12.67-20.65)
HIV/AIDS 62 (0.1) 2 (0.2) 64 (0.1) 1.300a 0.254 2.22 (0.54-9.09)
Autoimmune
disorders
204 (0.2) 8 (0.6) 212 (0.2) 8.251a 0.004 2.7 (1.33-5.5)
Pregnancy 1161 (1.3) 2 (0.2) 1163 (1.3) 13.250a <0.0001 0.11 (0.02-0.47)
Heart disease 7932 (8.7) 131 (9.9) 8063 (8.7) 2.318a 0.128 1.15 (0.96-1.38)
HTN 13494 (14.8) 226 (17) 13720 (14.8) 5.272a 0.022 1.18 (1.02-1.36)
Chronic Kidney
disease
1592 (1.7) 39 (2.9) 1631 (1.8) 10.814a 0.001 1.7 (1.23-2.35)
Dialysis 728 (45.7) 14 (35.9) 742 (45.5) 1.484a .223 0.66 (0.34-1.28)
Asthma 1755 (1.9) 8 (0.6) 1763 (1.9) 12.187a <0.0001 0.31 (0.15-0.62)
Other chronic
respiratory
disorders
675 (0.7) 22 (1.7) 697 (0.8) 14.788a <0.0001 2.26 (1.47-3.47)
Diseases of the
nervous system
686 (0.8) 11 (0.8) 697 (0.8) 0.106a 0.745 1.1 (0.6-2)