Table 1. Demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of the study population.
| Demographic characteristic | N = 235 |
|---|---|
| Age (years)† | 58.72±15.22 |
| Sex (Men)‡ | 61.3% (144) |
| BMI (kg/m2)† | 27.41±4.55 |
| Current smoker ‡ | 38.6% (66/171) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure† (mmHg) | 126.28±21.55 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure† (mmHg) | 76.95±12.68 |
| Clinical outcomes | |
| Duration of hospitalization (days)† | 5.96±3.57 |
| ICU admission ‡ | 18.7% (44) |
| O2 saturation (%)† | 90.60±6.37 |
| Hypoxia: O2 saturation less than 90%‡ | 32.5% (76) |
| Intubation ‡ | 10.2% (24) |
| Bilateral lung involvement in chest CT ‡ | 26.3%(62) |
| Unconsciousness | 6% (14) |
| Chest pain ‡ | 10.2%(24) |
| Dyspnea ‡ | 57.4%(135) |
| Multi organ dysfunction ‡ | 16.2%(38) |
| Acute hypoxia respiratory failure ‡ | 15.3% (36) |
| Shock ‡ | 9.4% (22) |
| Severity (Mild-moderate) ‡ | 27.2% (64) |
| Severity (Severe-critical) ‡ | 72.8%(172) |
| A history of chronic disorders ‡ | 66% (155) |
Numerical variables were expressed as the mean ± SD or median (IQR). Body mass index (BMI), computerized tomography (CT), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), intensive care unit (ICU), systolic blood pressure (SBP)
† mean± SD,
††median (IQR),
‡ % (N),
*N = available data for each variable.