TABLE 1.
Patients’ demographics.
| Patients | Men (n = 21) | Women (n = 5) | Total (n = 26) |
| Mean age | 66 ± 15.8 | 72.6 ± 12.9 | 67.3 ± 15.3 |
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| Hyposmia | 8/21 (38%) | 1/5 (20%) | 9/26 (34.6%) |
| Loss of taste | 8/21 (38%) | 1/5 (20%) | 9/26 (34.6%) |
| Neurological alterations | 1/21 (4.7%) | 0 | 1/26 (3.84%) |
| Pneumonia | 21/21 (100%) | 5/5 (100%) | 26/26 (100%) |
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| Diabetes | 5/21 (23.8%) | 0 | 5/26 (19.2%) |
| Hypertension | 12/21 (57.1%) | 2/5 (40%) | 14/26 (53.8%) |
| Cancer | 3/21 (14.2%) | 2/5 (40%) | 5/26 (19.2%) |
| Cardiopathy | 10/21 (47.6%) | 1/5 (20%) | 11/26 (42.3%) |
| Obesity | 13/21 (61.9%) | 1/5 (20%) | 14/26 (53.8%) |