Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Data of the Included COVID-19 Patients
| Variables | COVID-19 Severity | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild to Moderate (n= 36) | Severe/Critical (n= 30) | |||||
| Age (Mean ±SD, years) | 55.5 ± 10.1 | 62.6±10.1 | 0.006 | |||
| BMI (Mean ±SD, kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 2.2 | 26.4± 2.9 | 0.307 | |||
| Sex (No, %) | Males | 28 | 77.8% | 20 | 66.7% | 0.313 |
| Females | 8 | 22.2% | 10 | 33.3% | ||
| Co-morbidity (No, %) | None | 28 | 77.8% | 15 | 50.0% | 0.057 |
| DM | 3 | 8.3% | 8 | 26.7% | ||
| HTN | 4 | 11.1% | 7 | 23.3% | ||
| IHD | 1 | 2.8% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Smoking (No, %) | Yes | 13 | 36.1% | 9 | 30% | 0.6 |
| No | 23 | 63.9% | 21 | 70% | ||
| Clinical manifestations (No, %) | Asymptomatic | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 6.7% | 0.215 |
| Fever | 30 | 83.3% | 28 | 93.3% | 0.215 | |
| Dry cough | 17 | 47.2% | 16 | 53.3% | 0.621 | |
| Dyspnea | 16 | 44.4% | 24 | 80% | 0.003 | |
| Sore throat | 9 | 25% | 14 | 46.7% | 0.066 | |
| Malaise | 9 | 25% | 12 | 40% | 0.193 | |
| Diarrhea | 1 | 2.8% | 0 | 0% | 0.358 | |
| Headache | 8 | 22.2% | 10 | 33.3% | 0.313 | |
Notes: p-value < 0.05 is considered significant. p-value > 0.05 is considered non-significant.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertensive; IHD, ischemic heart disease.