Table 1. Clinical epidemiological characterization of deaths from COVID-19 with systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus as previous diseases, in Pernambuco, Brazil.
| Variable | SAH (n=158) | DM (n=72) | SAH + DM (n=180) | Total (n= 410) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Female | 74 | 46,8 | 28 | 38.9 | 96 | 53.3 | 198 | 48.3 |
| Male | 84 | 53.2 | 44 | 61.1 | 84 | 46.7 | 212 | 51.7 |
| Age 1 | ||||||||
| 20–29 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 30–39 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 40–49 | 9 | 5.7 | 4 | 5.6 | 10 | 5.6 | 23 | 5.6 |
| 50–59 | 24 | 15.2 | 22 | 30.6 | 31 | 17.2 | 77 | 18.8 |
| 60–69 | 40 | 25.3 | 13 | 18.1 | 41 | 22.8 | 94 | 22.9 |
| 70–79 | 38 | 24.1 | 22 | 30.6 | 55 | 30.6 | 115 | 28.0 |
| 80+ | 44 | 27.8 | 8 | 11.1 | 40 | 22.2 | 92 | 22.4 |
| Signs/symptoms 2 | ||||||||
| Dyspnea | 111 | 70.3 | 54 | 75.0 | 139 | 77.2 | 304 | 74.1 |
| Cough | 117 | 74.1 | 51 | 70.8 | 128 | 71.1 | 296 | 72.2 |
| Fever | 110 | 69.6 | 46 | 63.9 | 125 | 69.4 | 281 | 68.5 |
| O2 saturation <95% | 99 | 62.7 | 57 | 79.2 | 115 | 63.9 | 271 | 66.1 |
| Sore throat | 13 | 8.2 | 12 | 16.7 | 17 | 9.4 | 42 | 10.2 |
| Diarrhea | 6 | 3.8 | 4 | 5.6 | 11 | 6.1 | 21 | 5.1 |
| Vomit | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 6.9 | 6 | 3.3 | 15 | 3.7 |
| Myalgia | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.4 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Asthenia | 6 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 11 | 2.7 |
| Number of Comorbidities behind SAH and DM | ||||||||
| One comorbidity | 58 | 36.7 | 33 | 45.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 22.2 |
| Two comorbidities | 68 | 43.0 | 28 | 38.9 | 82 | 45.6 | 178 | 43.4 |
| Three or more | 32 | 20.3 | 11 | 15.3 | 98 | 54.4 | 141 | 34.4 |
| Comorbidities | ||||||||
| Cardiopathy | 25 | 15.8 | 19 | 26.4 | 36 | 20.0 | 80 | 19.5 |
| Obesity | 14 | 8.9 | 5 | 6.9 | 15 | 8.3 | 34 | 8.3 |
| Previous respiratory disease | 16 | 10.1 | 3 | 4.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 30 | 7.3 |
| Nephropathy | 14 | 8.9 | 3 | 4.2 | 15 | 8.3 | 32 | 7.8 |
| Previous neurological disease | 13 | 8.2 | 6 | 8.3 | 8 | 4.4 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Cancer | 5 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Lifestyle Habits | ||||||||
| Current smoking | 12 | 7.6 | 3 | 4.2 | 8 | 4.4 | 23 | 5.6 |
| Previous smoking | 7 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Current alcohol consumption | 5 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 11 | 2.7 |
| Previous alcohol consumption | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
1
No records of individuals under 20.
2
Signs/symptoms and comorbidities with frequency <2.0% were suppressed. SAH: Systemic arterial hypertension; DM: Diabetes mellitus.