Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics according to the presence of obesity in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.
| Variable | Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity | Morbid obesity | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 121 | 279 | 307 | 66 | |
| Age (years) | 63 ± 15 | 59 ± 14 | 56 ± 13∗ | 50 ± 12∗+£ | <0.0001 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 80 (66) | 193 (69) | 183 (60) | 29 (44) | 0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 13 (30) | 19 (26) | 25 (32) | 10 (56) | 0.13 |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||||
| Pulmonary disease | 10 (8) | 20 (7) | 26 (8) | 7 (11) | 0.82 |
| Diabetes | 48 (40) | 93 (33) | 129 (42) | 23 (35) | 0.16 |
| Hypertension | 51 (42) | 111 (40) | 164 (53) | 43 (65) | <0.0001 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 9 (7) | 20 (7) | 21 (7) | 5 (8) | 0.99 |
| qSOFA, n (%) | 0.18 | ||||
| 0 | 39 (32) | 92 (33) | 90 (29) | 16 (24) | |
| 1 | 58 (48) | 156 (56) | 181 (59) | 41 (62) | |
| 2 | 24 (20) | 28 (10) | 30 (10) | 7 (11) | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 (1) | 6 (2) | 2 (3) | |
| Temperature (°C) | 37 ± 0.81 | 37 ± 0.70 | 37 ± 0.79 | 37 ± 0.73 | 0.57 |
| Pulse oximetry (%) | 86 ± 10 | 84 ± 12 | 84 ± 12 | 84 ± 14 | 0.63 |
| Cardiac rate (× min) | 96 ± 20 | 95 ± 17 | 97 ± 18 | 96 ± 15 | 0.46 |
| Respiratory rate (× min) | 23 ± 5 | 23 ± 5 | 23 ± 4 | 25 ± 6∗+£ | 0.02 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 126 ± 18 | 125 ± 20 | 128 ± 21 | 126 ± 24 | 0.18 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76 ± 11 | 76 ± 12 | 78 ± 12 | 76 ± 13 | 0.14 |
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. ∗p < 0.05 vs normal weight; +p < 0.05 vs overweight; £p < 0.05 vs obesity.