Table 2.
Requirement of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients of different age groups.
| Comorbidity | Total patients with specific comorbidity (%) | Total patients receiving NIV with specific CM (%) | Age groups Young (15–24 years) Adult (25–54 years) Middle age (55–64 years) Old age (≥65 years) |
No. of patients required NIV | Frequency (%) | Chi-Square test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No comorbidity | 223 (36.1 %) | 44 (19.7 %) | Young | 3 | 1.3 | χ2 = 30.472 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 10 | 4.5 | ||||
| Middle age | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Old age | 22 | 9.9 | ||||
| HTN | 260 (42.1 %) | 97 (37.3 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 57.521 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 16 | 6.2 | ||||
| Middle age | 28 | 10.8 | ||||
| Old age | 53 | 20.4 | ||||
| DM | 209 (33.8 %) | 93 (44.5 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 50.862 df = 3p <0.001 |
| Adult | 19 | 9.1 | ||||
| Middle age | 30 | 14.4 | ||||
| Old age | 44 | 21.1 | ||||
| IHD | 102 (16.5 %) | 55 (53.9 %) | Young | 0 | 3.9 | χ2 = 32.226 df = 3p <0.001 |
| Adult | 4 | 6.9 | ||||
| Middle age | 7 | 43.1 | ||||
| Old age | 44 | 53.9 | ||||
| Asthma | 69 (11.2 %) | 41 (59.4 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 45.018 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 6 | 8.7 | ||||
| Middle age | 15 | 21.7 | ||||
| Old age | 20 | 29 | ||||
| CKD | 49 (7.9 %) | 27 (55.1 %) | Young | 1 | 2 | χ2 = 54.145 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 5 | 10.2 | ||||
| Middle age | 6 | 12.2 | ||||
| Old age | 15 | 30.6 | ||||
| TB | 12 (1.9 %) | 10 (83.3 %) | Young | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 48.121 df = 3 p <0.001 |
| Adult | 2 | 16.7 | ||||
| Middle age | 3 | 25 | ||||
| Old age | 5 | 41.7 |
Abbreviations: CM=Comorbidities, HTN= Hypertension, DM = Diabetes mellitus, IHD= Ischemic heart disease, CKD= Chronic kidney disease, TB = Tuberculosis, NIV=Non-invasive ventilation.