Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the cohort stratified by vitamin‐D levels among patients admitted with SARS‐CoV 2
| Demographics and clinical characteristics | [ALL] | Vit‐D ≤ 40 | Vit‐D > 40 | p value | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 239 | N = 119 | N = 120 | |||
| Age (SD), years | 48.6 ± 16.8 | 46.2 ± 17.0 | 50.9 ± 16.4 | 0.030 | 239 |
| BMI (SD), years | 28.4 (5.19) | 27.8 (4.93) | 29.0 (5.44) | 0.135 | 153 |
| Gender: n (%) | 0.006 | 239 | |||
| Female | 75 (31.4%) | 27 (22.7%) | 48 (40.0%) | ||
| Male | 164 (68.6%) | 92 (77.3%) | 72 (60.0%) | ||
| Smoking: n (%) | 1.000 | 66 | |||
| Current smoker | 13 (19.7%) | 6 (18.2%) | 7 (21.2%) | ||
| Ex‐smoker | 6 (9.09%) | 3 (9.09%) | 3 (9.09%) | ||
| Never smoked | 47 (71.2%) | 24 (72.7%) | 23 (69.7%) | ||
| Source of transmission: n (%) | 0.234 | 238 | |||
| Community | 71 (29.8%) | 30 (25.4%) | 41 (34.2%) | ||
| Contact | 106 (44.5%) | 55 (46.6%) | 51 (42.5%) | ||
| Healthcare worker | 3 (1.26%) | 3 (2.54%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Hospital acquired | 4 (1.68%) | 3 (2.54%) | 1 (0.83%) | ||
| Imported | 54 (22.7%) | 27 (22.9%) | 27 (22.5%) | ||
| Comorbidities: n (%) | |||||
| HTN | 84 (35.1%) | 40 (33.6%) | 44 (36.7%) | 0.720 | 239 |
| DM | 73 (30.5%) | 30 (25.2%) | 43 (35.8%) | 0.101 | 239 |
| CVD | 11 (4.60%) | 5 (4.20%) | 6 (5.00%) | 1.000 | 239 |
| Chronic lung disease | 18 (7.53%) | 6 (5.04%) | 12 (10.0%) | 0.227 | 239 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 12 (5.02%) | 9 (7.56%) | 3 (2.50%) | 0.135 | 239 |
| Immunocompromised host | 2 (0.84%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (1.67%) | 0.498 | 239 |
| In‐hospital outcomes: n (%) | |||||
| Pneumonia | 112 (46.9%) | 56 (47.1%) | 56 (46.7%) | 1.000 | 239 |
| ARDS | 25 (10.5%) | 13 (10.9%) | 12 (10.0%) | 0.982 | 239 |
| ICU admission, n (%) | 28 (11.7%) | 17 (14.3%) | 11 (9.17%) | 0.303 | 239 |
| ICU duration of stay (number of days) IQR | 13.0 [2.00–66.3] | 6.00 [2.00–61.1] | 21.0 [5.25–64.5] | 0.040 | 30 |
| Admission to discharge (number of days) IQR | 18.0 [5.85–52.8] | 18.0 [4.90–58.7] | 18.0 [6.92–36.3] | 0.723 | 235 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 17 (7.11%) | 9 (7.56%) | 8 (6.67%) | 0.986 | 239 |
Note: Percentages might not add up to 100% due to rounding off.
Abbreviations: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular diseases; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SARS‐CoV‐2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SD, standard deviation.