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. 2021 Nov 3;159(4):171–176. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.09.014

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the four groups.

Characteristics Non-severe COVID-19
Severe COVID-19
P value
Non-CVD (n = 90) CVD (n = 22) P value Non-CVD (n = 40) CVD (n = 28) P value
Age, mean ± SD years 47.92 ± 14.44 61.55 ± 12.38 0.236 61.90 ± 15.87 64.78 ± 10.70 0.012 0.393
Male, n (%) 45 (50.0) 14 (63.6) 0.341 19 (47.4) 17 (60.7) 0.330 1.000
BMI (kg/m2) 25.01 ± 3.37 24.46 ± 2.88 0.465 24.62 ± 3.41 24.25 ± 2.76 0.621 0.561
Drinking history, n (%) 24 (26.7) 7 (31.8) 0.606 16 (40.0) 8 (28.6) 0.441 0.318
Smoking history, n (%) 18 (20.0) 5 (22.7) 0.773 13 (32.5) 7 (25.0) 0.594 0.208
Hypertension, n (%) 19 (86.4) 23 (82.1) 0.011
Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) 4 (18.2) 12 (42.9) 0.002
CAD, n (%) 4 (18.2) 9 (32.1) 0.018
HF, n (%) 3 (13.6) 7 (25.0) 0.036
Systolic blood pressure at admission (mmHg) 123.77 ± 10.08 128.41 ± 10.91 0.311 125.35 ± 14.89 129.43 ± 12.78 0.588 0.007
Diastolic blood pressure at admission (mmHg) 76.33 ± 7.57 79.81 ± 9.85 0.113 76.50 ± 9.79 79.29 ± 9.08 0.721 0.122



Clinical manifestation
 Fever, n (%) 71 (78.9) 15 (68.2) 0.397 33 (82.5) 26 (92.9) 0.003 0.122
 Cough, n (%) 56 (62.2) 14 (63.6) 0.902 26 (65.0) 19 (67.9) 0.806 0.635
 Dyspnea, n (%) 4 (4.4) 1 (4.5) 1.000 8 (20.0) 5 (17.9) 0.825 0.004
 Fatigue, n (%) 18 (20.0) 7 (31.8) 0.259 14 (35.0) 10 (35.7) 0.952 0.083

Date are presented as mean ± SD,M [P25, P75] or number (percentage). CAD: coronary heart disease; HF: heart failure.