Table 1.
Characteristics of patients, clinical presentation, and comorbidities
| Characteristic | Value |
| Number of patients (N = 155) | |
| Gender, n (%) | Male 101 (65) |
| Female 54 (35) | |
| Mean age (years), mean (±SD) | 64 (±16.1) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Fever, n (%) | 126 (81) |
| High fever (T° > 38°C), n (%) | 37 (24) |
| Days of fever, mean (±SD) | 7 (±3.6) |
| Cough, n (%) | 83 (54) |
| Dyspnea, n (%) | 58 (37) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms, n (%) | 19 (12) |
| Chest pain, n (%) | 8 (5) |
| Conjunctivitis, n (%) | 3 (2) |
| Hemoptysis, n (%) | 2 (1) |
| Oxygen saturation level (SaO2), mean (±SD) (%) | 92 (±6.6) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Hypertension | 48 (31) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 29 (19) |
| Diabetes | 12 (8) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 (6) |
| Oncological disease | 9 (6) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 6 (4) |
| Asthma | 3 (2) |