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. 2020 Oct 13;14(6):1979–1986. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.10.012

Table 1.

Comparison of MetS components, demographics, and clinical information upon arrival to hospital (a Median (IQR);b n [%]).

With MetS (n = 74) Without MetS (n = 83) p-value
Primary information
Age (years)a 66 (63–70) 69 (64–72) 0.09
Gender (male)b 66[89.2%] 72[86.74%] 0.63
Smoker (pack/year)b 9 [[5], [6], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [16], [23]] 10.5 [[8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [23]] 0.03
Body mass index (kg/m2)a
 Male 26.1(23–28.6) 24.9(22.4–25.9) 0.02
 Female 30(28.6–32.2) 27.2(25.3–30.1) <0.0001
MetS components
Waist circumference (cm) a
 Male 94(87–97) 87 (82–93) 0.006
 Female 95 (84–100) 89 (74–95) <0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)a 136(123–145) 134(121–143) 0.07
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)a 82(72–87) 80(69–86) 0.18
HDL (mg/dL) a
 Male 34(32–34) 39(36–42) 0.21
 Female 31(30–33) 38(36–39) 0.13
Triglyceride (mg/dL)a 171(151–186) 138(116–141) 0.002
 >200 b 13 [17.6%] 7 [8.4%] 0.09
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)a 104 (91–124) 101(84–108) 0.007
 >127 b 15[20.3%] 9[10.8%] 0.12
Underlying diseaseb
 Hypertensive disorders 48 [64.9%] 49 [59.0%] 0.45
 Ischemic heart disease 38 [51.3%] 29 [34.9%] 0.03
 Diabetes 45 [60.8%] 33 [39.7%] 0.008
 Dyslipidemia 30 [40.5%] 21 [25.3%] 0.04
 Chronic Respiratory diseases 18 [24.3%] 24 [28.9%] 0.46
 Chronic kidney diseases 10 [13.5%] 8 [9.6%] 0.44
Sing and symptoms
 Temperaturea 37.3 (37.1–38) 37 (36.9–37.4) 0.48
 T > 39.5 °C b 14 [18.9%] 11 [13.2%] 0.38
 Heart ratea 94(84–103) 96(83–100) 0.23
 Respiratory ratea 26(22–28) 23(19–27) 0.008
 Blood oxygenic saturationa 87(83–91) 90(86–93) 0.0003
 <75 b 10 [13.5%] 3[3.6%] 0.04
 Shortness of breathb 70 [94.6%] 81 [97.5%] 0.42
 Coughingb 42 [56.7%] 38 [45.8%] 0.20
 Muscle acheb 50 [67.6%] 63 [75.9%] 0.28
 Diarrheab 11 [14.9%] 9 [10.8%] 0.48
 Nausea or Vomitingb 17 [23.0%] 25 [30.1%] 0.36
 Anosmia/hyposmiab 12 [%16.2] 11 [13.2%] 0.65
 Ageusia/dysgeusiab 9 [12.2%] 13 [15.7%] 0.64
Laboratory findings
 White blood cell count × 109 per littera 8.9 (5.9_13.6) 8.6(5.4–12.3) 0.01
 >11b 32 [43.2%] 19 [22.9%] 0.01
 Lymphocyte × 109 per littera 0.7 (0.5–1,0) 1.1(0.8–1,1) <0.0001
 <0.8 b 53 [71.6%] 38 [45.8%] 0.001
 D-dimer mcg/Mla 4.5(1.6–15.1) 4.3(1.5–14.9) 0.02
 >2 b 31 [41.9%] 29 [39.2%] .041
 Lactate dehydrogenase, U/La 393(312–523) 306(239–408) 0.006
 >280 b 69 [93.2%] 63 [75.9%] 0.003
 Total cholesterola 206(193–217) 188(176–196) 0.09
 >240 b 11[14.9%] 4 [4.8%] 0.06
 Hemoglobin A1Ca 7(6–7.7) 5.1(3.8–6.1) 0.005
 >6.4 b 17[23.0%] 8[9.6%] 0.02
Radiological findingsb
 Consolidation 53 [71.6%] 48 [57.8%] 0.07
 Bilateral infiltration 43 [58.1%] 33 [39.7%] 0.02
 Ground glass opacity 46 [62.2%] 40 [48.2%] 0.10