Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| Variables | Baseline (n = 29) |
Follow-up (n = 29) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.0 ± 11.7 | 56.1 ± 11.5 | 0.48 |
| Weight (kg) | 82.0 ± 17.7 | 85.0 ± 19.6 | 0.44 |
| Heigh (cm) | 161.9 ± 8.3 | 161.3 ± 8.4 | 0.85 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.6 ± 6.0 | 32.6 ± 6.4 | 0.41 |
| Hospitalization time (days) | 27.5 ± 19.6 | – | – |
| Smoking | 1.0 (3.4) | 1.0 (3.4) | 0.85 |
| Severity of acute COVID-19, n (%) | |||
| Mild | 2 (8) | – | |
| Moderate | 1 (4) | – | |
| Severe | 17 (57) | – | |
| Critical | 9 (31) | – | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 23.0 (79.3) | 20.0 (69) | 0.07 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9.0 (31) | 8.0 (27.6) | 0.92 |
| Dyslipidemia | 10.0 (34.5) | 12.0 (41.4) | 0.90 |
| Cardiac diseases | 3.0 (10.3) | – | – |
Student's T-test; BMI, body mass index. Data are reported as means ± SD or number and frequency.