Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Enrolled Patients
| Clinical severity groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (n = 18) | Group II (n = 37) | Group III (n = 18) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (± SD) | 52 (± 15.9) | 50 (± 11.5) | 48 (± 11.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Female, n (%) | 9 (50%) | 18 (49%) | 3 (17%) |
| Male, n (%) | 9 (50%) | 19 (51%) | 15 (83%) |
| Fever duration (d) | |||
| Mean (± SD) | 5 (± 4.7) | 11 (± 8.9) | 20 (± 11.5) |
| Person with underlying diseasesa, n (%) | 7 (39%) | 14 (38%) | 7 (39%) |
| Smokers, n (%) | - | 8 (22%) | 6 (33%) |
aDiabetes, chronic (heart, kidney, lung, or liver) diseases, cancer, hypertension.