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. 2021 Oct 8;8:649422. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.649422

Table 1.

Characteristics of 193 patients with COVID-19.

Total (n = 193) BMI, Kg/m 2 P -value
Normal (n = 112, 58.03%) Underweight (n = 11, 5.70%) Overweight
(n = 54, 27.98%)
Obesity (n = 16, 8.29%)
Age, year, Median (IQR) 39 (32–56.5) 37.5 (31–54.75) 36 (31-61) 40.5 (33.75–57.25) 44 (38-55) 0.236
Males, N (%) 71/193 (36.79) 32/112 (28.57) 1/11 (9.09) 27/54 (50) 11/16 (68.75) < 0.001
Personal coexisting chronic disease, N (%)
Hypertension 54/193 (27.98) 22/112 (19.64) 2/11 (18.18) 20/54 (37.04) 10/16 (62.50) < 0.001
Malignant tumor 18/193 (9.33) 11/112 (9.82) 0/11 (0) 5/54 (9.26) 2/16 (12.5) 0.824
Diabetes 17/193 (8.81) 9/112 (8.04) 0/11 (0) 8/54 (14.81) 0/16 (0) 0.236
Cardiovascular disease 57/193 (29.53) 24/112 (21.43) 2/11 (18.18) 21/54 (38.87) 10/16 (62.50) 0.002
Initial symptoms, N (%)
Fever 160/193 (82.90) 89/112 (79.46) 9/11 (81.82) 48/54 (88.89) 14/16 (87.50) 0.491
Cough 121/193 (62.69) 70/112 (62.50) 7/11 (63.64) 35/54 (64.81) 9/16 (56.25) 0.145
Fatigue 94/193 (48.70) 48/112 (42.86) 4/11 (36.36) 32/54 (59.26) 10/16 (62.50) 0.122
Headache 24/193 (12.44) 13/112 (11.61) 4/11 (36.36) 4/54 (7.41) 3/16 (18.75) 0.029
Diarrhea 32/193 (16.58) 20/112 (17.86) 2/11 (18.18) 8/54 (14.81) 2/16 (12.5) 0.932
Sore throat 29/193 (15.03) 17/112 (15.18) 4/11 (36.36) 6/54 (11.11) 2/16 (12.5) 0.224
Shortness of breath 63/193 (32.64) 38/112 (33.93) 3/11 (27.27) 15/54 (27.78) 7/16 (43.75) 0.632
Disease progression, days, Median (IQR)
From onset to hospitalization 7 (5-12) 8 (6-14) 5 (3-15) 7 (4.75–10.25) 7 (4.25–8.75) 0.291
From onset to dyspnea 5.5 (3–7.25) 6 (4.5–8) 6 (1) 5 (2-6) 4 (0–8) 0.120
From onset to ARDS 8 (7-11) 11 (7-29) - 9 (5.5–10) 7 (7-7) 0.500
From onset to discharge 25 (20-34) 26 (21–37.5) 31 (21-43) 23 (17.75–28) 22 (19.25–30) 0.072
Auxiliary examination results
Lymphocytes below normal (< 1.1 G/L), N (%) 70/193 (36.27) 45/112 (40.18) 4/11 (36.36) 12/54 (22.22) 9/16 (56.25) 0.038
Albumin below normal(< 35 g/L), N (%) 27/193 (13.99) 16/112 (14.29) 2/11 (18.18) 6/54 (11.11) 3/16 (18.75) 0.726
Prealbumin below normal (<0.17 g/L), N (%) 72/180 (40) 39/102 (38.24) 6/10 (60) 19/52 (36.54) 8/16 (50) 0.421
CRP above normal (≥8 mg/L), N (%) 98/192 (51.04) 52/111 (46.85) 2/11 (18.18) 34/54 (62.96) 10/16 (62.50) 0.023
lung CT scans
Bilateral multiple mottling and groundglass opacity, N (%) 93/193 (48.19) 49/112 (43.75) 4/11 (36.36) 26 (48.15) 14/16 (87.50) 0.007
Severity of COVID-19
Acute lung injury, N (%) 96/193 (49.74) 48/112 (42.86) 8/11 (72.73) 26 (48.15) 14/16 (87.50) 0.003
ARDS, N (%) 18/193 (9.33) 9/112 (8.18) 1/11 (9.09) 5 (9.26) 3/16 (18.75) 0.478
Secondary infection, N (%) 30/193 (15.54) 13/112 (11.61) 4/11 (36.36) 10 (18.52) 3/16 (18.75) 0.116
Treatment
Combination of antibiotics were administered after admission, N (%) 101/193 (52.33) 54/112 (48.21) 8/11 (72.73) 28 (51.85) 11/16 (68.75) 0.234
Human immunoglobulin+systematic corticosteroids, N (%) 49/193 (25.39) 21/112 (18.75) 2/11 (18.18) 19 (35.19) 7/16 (43.75) 0.036
oxygen therapy, N (%) 143/193 (74.09) 78/112 (69.64) 9/11 (81.82) 42 (77.78) 14/16 (87.5) 0.343

BMI, body mass index; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.