Table 1.
Basic characteristics of COVID-19 patients isolated at COVID Care Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| Characteristic | Number of COVID-19 cases (% of the total) |
|---|---|
| Age-group (years) | |
| 0–18 | 149 (11.8) |
| 19–45 | 807 (63.9) |
| 46–60 | 263 (20.8) |
| Older than 60 | 44 (3.5) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 838 (66.3) |
| Female | 425 (33.7) |
| Presence of symptoms | |
| Symptomatic at the time of testing | 626 (49.5) |
| Asymptomatic at the time of testing but developed symptoms during the course of illness | 28 (2.2) |
| Asymptomatic throughout the course of illness | 609 (48.2) |
| Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio | |
| Less than 3.1 | 1,175 (93.0) |
| Greater than 3.1 | 88 (7.0) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Yes | 223 (17.7) |
| No | 1,040 (82.3) |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors | |
| Yes | 13 (1.1) |
| No | 1,250 (98.9) |
| Part of contact tracing | |
| Yes | 649 (51.4) |
| No | 597 (47.3) |
| Missing data | 17 (1.3) |
| Any family member positive | |
| Yes | 769 (60.9) |
| No | 494 (39.1) |
| Smoking | |
| Yes | 120 (9.5) |
| No | 1,143 (90.5) |
| Alcohol | |
| Yes | 160 (12.7) |
| No | 1,103 (87.3) |
| Immune boosting | |
| Yes | 749 (59.3) |
| No | 514 (40.7) |
| Medicine taken before admission | |
| Yes | 200 (15.8) |
| No | 1,063 (84.2) |
| Travel history | |
| Yes | 6 (0.5) |
| No | 1,257 (99.5) |
| Community gathering | |
| Yes | 116 (9.2) |
| No | 1,147 (90.8) |