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. 2021 Apr 29;9(2):118–124. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_853_20

Table 2.

Comorbidities and body mass index among patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 as well as distribution according to symptoms

Category Level All (n=1051), n (%) Symptomatic (n=913), n (%) Asymptomatic (n=138), n (%) P
Comorbidities Any comorbidity 218 (29.7) 183 (30.1) 35 (28.0) 0.64
Diabetes 120 (16.4) 105 (17.5) 15 (12.0) 0.15
Hypertension 86 (11.7) 70 (11.5) 16 (12.8) 0.68
Cancer 6 (0.8) 5 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 0.98
Respiratory disease 52 (7.1) 42 (6.9) 10 (8.0) 0.67
Cardiovascular disease 30 (4.1) 25 (4.1) 5 (4.0) 0.95
Kidney disease 16 (2.2) 12 (2.0) 4 (3.2) 0.39
Other 33 (4.5) 23 (3.8) 10 (8.0) 0.04
BMI (kg/m2) Underweight (<18.5) 10 (1.8) 6 (1.3) 4 (4.7) 0.09
Normal (18.5-24.9) 206 (37.4) 173 (37.1) 33 (38.8)
Overweight (25-29.9) 195 (35.4) 163 (35.0) 32 (37.6)
Obese (≥30) 140 (25.4) 124 (26.6) 16 (18.8)

BMI – Body mass index