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. 2021 Oct 13;2021:6213450. doi: 10.1155/2021/6213450

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients in the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups.

Variables Total (n = 218) COVID-19 (n = 96) Non-COVID-19 (n = 122) OR 95% CI P value
Demographics
 Age (years) 48 (32–62) 53 (40–62) 39 (31–61) <0.001
 Sex (male%) 121 (55.5%) 59 (61.5%) 62 (50.8%) 0.65 0.38–1.12 0.117
 BMI (kg/m2) 23.52 ± 3.42 24.21 ± 3.51 23.00 ± 3.27 0.011

Epidemiology
 Exposure 139 (63.8%) 80 (83.3%) 59 (48.4%) 5.34 2.81–10.16 <0.001

Comorbidities
 Hypertension 53 (24.3%) 38 (39.6%) 15 (12.3%) 4.67 2.37–9.20 <0.001
 Diabetes 21 (9.6%) 11 (11.5%) 10 (8.2%) 1.45 0.59–3.57 0.418
 CHD 12 (5.5%) 6 (6.2%) 6 (4.9%) 1.29 0.40–4.13 0.669
 COPD 9 (4.1%) 3 (3.1%) 6 (4.9%) 0.62 0.15–2.56 0.509
 Liver diseases 17 (7.8%) 14 (14.6%) 3 (2.5%) 6.77 1.89–24.32 0.001
 CKD 7 (3.2%) 2 (2.1%) 5 (4.1%) 0.50 0.09–2.62 0.652
 Cancers# 6 (2.8%) 2 (2.1%) 4 (3.3%) 0.63 0.11–3.50 0.906

Symptoms
 Fever 187 (86.6%) 84 (87.5%) 103 (85.8%) 1.16 0.52–2.55 0.721
 Cough 134 (61.5%) 62 (64.6%) 72 (59.0%) 1.27 0.73–2.20 0402
 Expectoration 71 (32.6%) 30 (31.2%) 41 (33.6%) 0.90 0.51–1.59 0.712
 Muscle pain 40 (18.3%) 20 (20.8%) 20 (16.4%) 1.34 0.68–2.67 0.400
 Chill 19 (8.7%) 8 (8.3%) 11 (9.0%) 0.92 0.35–2.38 0.859
 Rhinorrhea 44 (20.2%) 9 (9.4%) 35 (28.7%) 0.26 0.12–0.57 <0.001
 Sore throat 33 (15.1%) 7 (7.3%) 26 (21.3%) 0.29 0.12–0.70 0.004
 Headache 32 (14.7%) 12 (12.5%) 20 (16.4%) 0.73 0.34–1.58 0.420
 Tachypnea 38 (17.4%) 22 (22.9%) 16 (13.1%) 1.97 0.97–4.00 0.058
 Fatigue 38 (17.4%) 15 (15.6%) 23 (18.9%) 0.80 0.39–1.63 0.533
 Abdominal pain 5 (2.3%) 1 (1.0%) 4 (3.3%) 0.31 0.03–2.82 0.273
 Diarrhea 12 (5.5%) 4 (4.2%) 8 (6.6%) 0.62 0.18–2.12 0.442
 Hemoptysis 3 (1.4%) 1 (1.0%) 2 (1.6%) 0.63 0.56–7.07 >0.050
 Hypoxia ξ 18 (8.3%) 16 (16.7%) 2 (1.7%) 11.8 2.64–52.73 <0.001

Chest CT image
 GGOs 91 (41.7%) 51 (53.1%) 40 (32.8%) 2.32 1.34–4.03 0.003
 Consolidations 105 (48.2%) 70 (72.9%) 35 (28.7%) 6.68 3.68–12.16 <0.001

Involvement of pneumonia <0.001
 Without 52 (23.9%) 3 (3.1%) 49 (40.2%)
 Unilateral 64 (29.4%) 5 (5.2%) 59 (48.4%)
 Bilateral 102 (46.8%) 88 (91.7%) 14 (11.5%)

Liver disease included chronic hepatitis B and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. #Cancers involved the lung (n = 1), breast (n = 1), and colon (n = 1) in the COVID-19 group while for the non-COVID-19 group, lung (n = 3) and liver cancer (n = 1) were present. ξOxygen saturation < 95%. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (Q1-Q3), or number (percent). The group comparison was performed by Student's t-test, Mann–Whitney's U test, or chi-square test. ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; BMI: body mass index; CHD: coronary heart disease; CI: confidence interval; CK: creatine kinase; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; CT: computed tomography; diabetes: diabetes mellitus requiring treatment; GGO: ground-glass opacity; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; OR : odds ratio.