Table 3.
Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients with and without diabetes in different age groups.
| Patients with diabetes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 46) |
Elderly (≥60 yr) (n = 31) |
Non-elderly (<60 yr) (n = 15) |
p value | |
| Symptoms and signs | ||||
| Dry cough | 9 (19.57%) | 9 (29.03%) | 0 | 0.02 |
| Laboratory findings | ||||
| Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L | 24.00 (17.50-17.50) | 28.00 (28.00-28.00) | 18.06 (13.75-26.50) | 0.033 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L | 23.00 (17.50-17.50) | 26.00 (26.00-26.00) | 18.00 (15.25-24.00) | 0.019 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L | 183.50 (150.53-150.53) | 191.50 (191.50-191.50) | 164.00 (138.23-185.00) | 0.031 |
| Ca, mmol/L | 2.29 (2.12-2.12) | 2.34 (2.34-2.34) | 2.19 (2.07-2.30) | 0.035 |
| Mean hemoglobin, pg | 30.60 (29.20-29.20) | 30.75 (30.75-30.75) | 29.60 (28.60-31.30) | 0.051 |
| Patients without diabetes | ||||
| Total (n = 492) |
Elderly (≥60 yr) (n = 407) |
Non-elderly (<60 yr) (n = 85) |
p value | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| Nonsevere | 447 (90.85%) | 382 (93.86%) | 65 (76.47%) | <0.0001 |
| Severe | 45 (9.15%) | 25 (6.14%) | 20 (23.53%) | |
| Comorbidity | ||||
| Hypertension | 69 (14.02%) | 65 (15.97%) | 4 (4.71%) | 0.007 |
| Symptoms and signs | ||||
| Fever | 197 (40.04%) | 151 (37.1%) | 46 (54.12%) | 0.004 |
| Cough | 251 (51.02%) | 196 (48.16%) | 55 (64.71%) | 0.006 |
| Stuffiness | 19 (3.86%) | 19 (4.67%) | 0 (0%) | 0.042 |
| Asthma | 58 (11.79%) | 40 (9.83%) | 18 (21.18%) | 0.003 |
| Laboratory findings | ||||
| Albumin, g/L | 39.60 (35.35-43.90) | 39.77 (35.90-43.90) | 38.30 (34.25-43.97) | 0.049 |
| Ischemia modified albumin, U/ml | 75.67 (69.33-80.75) | 78.88 (69.99-81.83) | 68.48 (66.91-69.94) | 0.012 |
| Low-density lipoprotein, mmol/L | 2.41 (1.94-3.00) | 2.42 (1.94-2.96) | 2.14 (1.94-3.24) | 0.044 |
| Complement C1q, mg/L | 164.41 (138.90-166.53) | 164.41 (141.39-169.65) | 150.14 (134.51-.) | 0.03 |
| α-L-fucosidase, U/L | 25.00 (21.00-29.80) | 25.00 (21.00-29.80) | 25.10 (21.25-29.50) | 0.01 |
| Ca, mmol/L | 2.23 (2.11-2.35) | 2.24 (2.13-2.35) | 2.14 (2.08-2.28) | 0.043 |
| Neutrophil percentage,% | 65.40 (56.73-73.98) | 65.30 (56.60-73.45) | 68.30 (61.20-81.70) | 0.014 |
| Monocyte percentage, % | 7.50 (5.90-9.40) | 7.55 (6.10-9.50) | 6.30 (4.70-8.80) | 0.005 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 134.00 (121.00-148.00) | 134.00 (121.00-148.00) | 134.00 (121.00-152.00) | 0.015 |
| D-dimer, ug/mL | 0.40 (0.24-0.80) | 0.41 (0.24-0.79) | 0.36 (0.21-1.25) | 0.033 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 7.70 (2.26-25.98) | 7.30 (2.24-23.63) | 11.55 (4.26-61.92) | 0.045 |