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. 2025;33(1):23–29. doi: 10.5455/aim.2024.33.23-29

Table 1. Association of sociodemographic and clinical variables of COVID-19 patients with mortality. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; INR, Indian National Rupees; ICU, intensive care unit; * statistically significant (P value <0.05).

Variable Survived
(n = 4404)
Dead
(n = 557)
Total
(n = 4961)
P value
Sex (%)
Male
Female
2886 (88.9)
1518 (88.6)
362 (11.1)
195 (11.4)
3248 (100)
1713 (100)
0.801
Age categories, years (%)
< 20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
> 80
57 (93.4)
281 (93.0)
725 (90.6)
1134 (88.5)
1133 (89.5)
691 (88.4)
295 (88.6)
88 (65.2)
4 (6.6)
21 (7.0)
75 (9.4)
148 (11.5)
133 (10.5)
91 (11.6)
38 (11.4)
47 (34.8)
61 (100)
302 (100)
800 (100)
1282 (100)
1266 (100)
782 (100)
333 (100)
135 (100)
0.001*
Religion (%)
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Others
2440 (89.6)
846 (87.9)
472 (89.7)
646 (86.1)
282 (10.4)
117 (12.1)
54 (10.3)
104 (13.9)
2722 (100)
963 (100)
526 (100)
750 (100)
0.035*
Area (%)
Rural
Urban
1042 (85.3)
3362 (89.9)
179 (14.7)
378 10.1)
1221 (100)
3740 (100)
0.001*
Education (%)
Illiterate
Elementary school
Secondary school
High school
University
325 (92.1)
500 (90.9)
585 (89.7)
680 (87.3)
2301 (87.9)
28 (7.9)
50 (9.1)
67 (10.3)
95 (12.2)
317 (12.1)
353 (100)
550 (100)
652 (100)
779 (100)
2627 (100)
0.049*
Occupation (%)
Unemployed
Unskilled worker
Semi-skilled worker
Farmer/shop owner
Skilled worker
Professional
574 (87.1)
1028 (90.1)
716 (90.5)
790 (88.8)
706 (89.1)
590 (85.8)
85 (12.9)
113 (9.9)
75 (9.5)
100 (11.2)
86 (10.9)
98 (14.2)
659 (100)
1141 (100)
791 (100)
890 (100)
792 (100)
688 (100)
0.027*
Total family monthly income (INR) (%)
<20000
20001-30000
30001-40000
40001-50000
>50000
2046 (88.4)
1016 (90.2)
429 (86.1)
423 (92.0)
490 (87.3)
269 (11.6)
111 (9.8)
69 (13.9)
37 (8.0)
71 (12.7)
2315 (100)
1127 (100)
498 (100)
460 (100)
561 (100)
0.019*
Comorbidities (%)
Yes
No
3028 (85.4)
1376 (97.3)
519 (14.6)
38 (2.7)
3547 (100)
1414 (100)
0.001*
Number of comorbidities (%)
No comorbidity
1 comorbidity
2 comorbidities
3 comorbidities
≥ 4 comorbidities
1378 (97.5)
1328(95.7)
996 (92.1)
447 (78.0)
255 (50.7)
38 (2.5)
59 (4.3)
86 (7.9)
126 (22.6)
248 (49.3)
1416 (100)
1387 (100)
1082 (100)
573 (100)
503 (100)
0.001*
Diabetes (%)
Yes
No
1719 (81.2)
2685 (94.4)
397 (18.8)
160 (5.6)
2116 (100)
2845 (100)
0.001*
Hypertension (%)
Yes
No
1739 (81.4)
2665 (94.4)
398 (18.6)
159 (5.6)
2137 (100)
2824(100)
0.001*
Cold and flu (%)
Yes
No
3875 (88.4)
529 (91.8)
510 (11.3)
47 (8.2)
4385 (100)
576 (100)
0.013*
Sore throat (%)
Yes
No
3098 (88.9)
1306 (88.5)
388 (11.6)
169 (11.5)
3486 (100)
1475 (100)
0.467
Diarrhea (%)
Yes
No
1308 (88.4)
3096 (88.9)
171 (11.6)
386 (11.1)
1479 (100)
3482 (100)
0.627
Pain in abdomen (%)
Yes
No
2310 (87.9)
2094 (89.8)
318 (12.1)
239 (10.2)
2628 (100)
2333 (100)
0.039*
Loss of smell (%)
Yes
No
2570 (88.7)
1834 (88.9)
327 (11.3)
230 (11.1)
2897 (100)
2064 (100)
0.908
Loss of taste (%)
Yes
No
1561 (89.2)
2843 (88.5)
189 (10.8)
368 (11.5)
1750 (100)
3211 (100)
0.481
Breathlessness (%)
Yes
No
2654 (87.9)
1750 (90.2)
366 (12.1)
191 (9.8)
3020 (100)
1941 (100)
0.013*
Disease severity (%)
Mild
Moderate
Severe
1832 (91.6)
1724 (88.9)
848 (83.0)
168 (8.4)
215 (11.1)
174 (17.0)
2000 (100)
1939 (100) 1022 (100)
0.001*
ICU admission (%)
Yes
No
2122 (81.1)
2282 (97.4)
496 (18.9)
61 (2.6)
2618 (100)
2343 (100)
0.001*
Ventilator support (%)
Yes
No
791 (62.7)
3613 (97.6)
470 (37.3)
87 (2.4)
1261 (100)
3700 (100)
0.001*