Table 1.
Sociodemographic Data, Comorbidities, and Initial Symptoms in 112 Mexican Patients
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 43.72 ± 15 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 81 (72.3) |
| Female | 31 (27.7) |
| Admission status, n (%) | |
| Ambulatory | 97 (86.7) |
| COVID unit | 10 (8.9) |
| ICU | 5 (4.4) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Yes | 75 (67) |
| Hypertension | 33 (29) |
| Obesity/overweight | 20 (17.8) |
| Diabetes | 15 (13.3) |
| COPD | 13 (11.6) |
| Heavy smoker | 6 (5.3) |
| Cancer | 2 (1.7) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2 (1.7) |
| IBD | 1 (0.8) |
| Asthma | 1 (0.8) |
| CVAD | 1 (0.8) |
| Immunosuppression | 1 (0.8) |
| Non-GI COVID symptoms, n (%) | |
| Fever | 97 (86.6) |
| Cough | 90 (80.3) |
| Headache | 66 (58.9) |
| Myalgias | 75 (66.9) |
| Odynophagia | 35 (31.2) |
| Dyspnea | 29 (25.6) |
| Chest pain | 17 (15.1) |
| Ageusia | 8 (7.1) |
| Anosmia | 8 (7.1) |
| GI symptoms, n (%) | 23 (20.5) |
| Diarrhea | 20 (17.8) |
| Vomiting | 8 (7.1) |
| Abdominal pain | 11 (9.8) |
| Exclusive presentation of GI symptoms, n (%) | 7 (6.2) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 3 (2.6) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVAD, coronary vascular arterial disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.