Table 1.
Prevalence of comorbidities in COVID-19 patients of different age groups.
| Comorbidity | Total CM (%) | Age groups Young (15–24 years) Adult (25–54 years) Middle age (55–64 years) Old age (≥65 years) |
No. of patients with comorbidity | Frequency in total COVID-19 patients (%) | Chi-Square test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No comorbidities | 223 (36.1 %) | Young | 18 | 2.9 | χ2 = 101.395 df = 3 p = <0.001 |
| Adult | 118 | 19.1 | |||
| Middle age | 39 | 6.3 | |||
| Old age | 48 | 7.8 | |||
| HTN | 260 (42.1 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 44.836 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 60 | 9.7 | |||
| Middle age | 70 | 11.3 | |||
| Old age | 130 | 21 | |||
| DM | 209 (33.8 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 26.332 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 51 | 8.3 | |||
| Middle age | 68 | 11 | |||
| Old age | 90 | 14.6 | |||
| IHD | 102 (16.5 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 52.584 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 14 | 2.3 | |||
| Middle age | 17 | 2.8 | |||
| Old age | 71 | 11.5 | |||
| Asthma | 69 (11.2 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 15.755 df = 3 p = 00.001 |
| Adult | 11 | 1.8 | |||
| Middle age | 26 | 4.2 | |||
| Old age | 32 | 5.2 | |||
| CKD | 49 (7.9 %) | Young | 1 | 0.2 | χ2 = 20.936 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 5 | 0.8 | |||
| Middle age | 10 | 1.6 | |||
| Old age | 33 | 5.3 | |||
| TB | 12 (1.9 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 2.685 df = 3 p = 00.443 |
| Adult | 2 | 0.3 | |||
| Middle age | 3 | 0.5 | |||
| Old age | 7 | 1.1 |
Abbreviations: CM=Comorbidities, HTN= Hypertension, DM = Diabetes mellitus, IHD= Ischemic heart disease, CKD= Chronic kidney disease, TB = Tuberculosis.