Table 7. Associations between age, gender with Comorbidity and symptoms of COVID 19.
| Gender | P-value | Age (years) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidities | All patients N(%) |
Female N(%) |
Male N(%) |
<30 N(%) |
≥30 N(%) |
||
| Hypertension | 47 (4.7) | 30 (5.6) | 17 (3.6) | 0.13 | 1 (0.3) | 46 (7.5) | <0.001* |
| Cancer | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.50 | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 0.257 |
| Diabetes | 12 (1.2) | 8 (1.5) | 4 (0.8) | 0.39 | 1(0.3) | 11 (1.8) | 0.028 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 7 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 4 (0.8) | 0.71 | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.0) | 0.178 |
| Asthma | 19 (1.9) | 13 (2.4) | 6 (1.3) | 0.25 | 7 (1.8) | 12 (2.0) | 0.841 |
| Respiratory tract infection | 14 (1.4) | 8 (1.5) | 6 (1.3) | 0.75 | 3 (0.8) | 11 (1.8) | 0.27 |
| Common flu | 69 (6.9) | 37 (6.9) | 32 (6.8) | 0.93 | 26 (6.6) | 43 (7.0) | 0.81 |
| Allergic cough | 27 (2.7) | 19 (3.6) | 8 (1.7) | 0.068 | 7 (1.8) | 20 (3.3) | 0.16 |
| Tuberculosis | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 0.63 | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.5) | 1.00 |
| Malaria | 247 (24.6) | 112 (21.0) | 135 (28.6) | 0.005 | 93 (23.7) | 154 (25.1) | 0.6 |
| Symptoms of COVID19 | |||||||
| Fever | 50 (5.0) | 26 (4.9) | 24 (5.1) | 0.87 | 21 (5.3) | 29 (4.7) | 0.063 |
| Dry cough/catarrah | 84 (8.3) | 38 (7.1) | 46 (9.7) | 0.13 | 27 (6.9) | 57 (9.3) | 0.174 |
| Headache | 132 (13.1) | 85 (15.9) | 47 (10.0) | 0.005 | 54 (13.7) | 78 (12.7) | 0.641 |
| Diarrhea | 9 (0.9) | 4 (0.7) | 5 (1.1) | 0.71 | 6 (1.5) | 3 (0.5) | 0.088 |
| Muscle pain | 60 (6.0) | 27 (5.1) | 33 (7.0) | 0.19 | 23 (5.9) | 37 (6.0) | 0.905 |
| Do not smell odor or taste | 22 (2.2) | 13 (2.4) | 9 (1.9) | 0.57 | 5 (1.3) | 17 (2.8) | 0.112 |
| Difficulty breathing | 25 (2.5) | 13 (2.4) | 12 (2.5) | 0.91 | 9 (2.3) | 16 (2.6) | 0.075 |
| Throat irritation | 65 (6.5) | 38 (7.1) | 27 (5.7) | 0.37 | 19 (4.8) | 46 (7.5) | 0.093 |
*Statistically significant at p <0.05