Table 3.

Prevalence of putative underlying risk factors for severe covid-19 by PCR cycle threshold (CT) (n=70 deaths)

Risk factor	CT <40	CT ≥40 to <45	Total No (%)
Tuberculosis	18	4	22 (31)
Hypertension	17	2	19 (27)
HIV/AIDS	12	4	16 (23)
Alcohol misuse	10	2	12 (17)
Diabetes mellitus*	9	0	9 (13)
Cardiovascular disease	6	0	6 (9)
Smoking	5	0	5 (7)
Malnutrition	4	1	5 (7)
Anemia	5	0	5 (7)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease†	3	1	4 (6)
Cancer	3	1	4 (6)
Asthma	2	1	3 (4)
Malaria	3	0	3 (4)
Chronic kidney disease	2	1	3 (4)
Epilepsy	2	1	3 (4)
Sickle cell disease	0	0	0 (0)

PCR=polymerase chain reaction.

^*Types 1 and 2 not distinguished.

^†Including emphysema and bronchitis.