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. 2020 May 22;165:108227. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108227

Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients with COVID-19.

Characteristics Total
(N = 258)
DM
(n = 63)
Non-DM
(n = 195)
P
Age (year), median (IQR) 64 (56, 70) 65 (57–71) 64 (55–70) 0.092
Sex, n (%) 0.211
Men 138 (53.5) 38 (60.3) 100 (51.3)
Women 120 (46.5) 25 (39.7) 95 (48.7)
Onset of symptoms to hospital admission 12 (7, 15) 11 (8, 15) 12 (7, 15) 0.748
Symptoms, n (%)
Fever 212 (82.2) 50 (79.4) 162 (83.1) 0.503
Dry cough 173(67.1) 45 (71.4) 128 (65.6) 0.396
Polypnea 124 (48.1) 31 (49.2) 93 (47.7) 0.834
Fatigue 98 (38.0) 22 (34.9) 76 (29.5) 0.738
Expectoration 70 (27.1) 21 (33.3) 49 (25.1) 0.203
Diarrhea 55 (21.3) 17 (27.0) 38 (19.5) 0.207
Myalgia 40 (15.5) 12 (19.0) 28 (14.4) 0.371
Nausea 31 (12.0) 5 (7.9) 26 (13.3) 0.252
Headache 28 (10.9) 3 (4.8) 25 (12.8) 0.074
Vomiting 22 (8.5) 6 (9.5) 16 (6.2) 0.745
Chest pain 14 (5.4) 2 (3.2) 12 (4.7) 0.364
Pharyngalgia 8 (3.1) 4 (6.3) 4 (2.1) 0.087



Preexisting condition, n (%)
Hypertension 98 (38.0) 29 (46) 69 (35.4) 0.130
Cardiovascular disease 39 (15.1) 15 (23.8) 24 (12.3) 0.027
Cerebrovascular disease 12 (4.7) 3 (4.8) 9 (4.6) 0.962
Chronic pulmonary disease 9 (3.5) 2 (3.2) 7 (3.6) 0.876
Chronic kidney disease 9 (3.5) 5 (8.8) 4 (2.1) 0.027
Chronic liver disease 3 (1.2) 2 (3.2) 1 (0.5) 0.087
Cancer 12 (4.7) 2 (3.2) 10 (5.1) 0.522

DM, diabetes mellitus; IQR, interquartile range.