Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the COVID-19 patients.

	Study population (n = 33)
Gender (Male/ Female)	17/16
Age (year) (mean ± SD)	56.36 ± 12.29
COVID-19 severity (%)
Moderate	18 (54.5%)
Severe	15 (45.5%)
Patients with medical conditions (%)	21 (63.6%)
Co-existing medical conditions (%)
Hypertension	11 (33.3%)
Diabetes	8 (24.2%)
Coronary artery disease	4 (12.1%)
Haematological disease	2 (6.1%)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia	3 (9.1%)
Thyroid disease	2 (6.1%)
Chronic heart failure	1 (3%)
Arrythmia	1 (3%)
Chronic gastrointestinal disease	2 (4%)
Signs and symptoms at admission (%)
High body temperature	25 (75.8%)
Malaise (fatigue)	22 (66.7%)
Tachycardia	20 (60.6%)
Cough	17 (51.5%)
Dyspnoea	15 (45.5%)
Loss of appetite	5 (15.2%)
Nausea	4 (12.1%)
Myalgia	3 (9.1%)
Headache	2 (6.1%)
Diarrhoea	2 (6.1%)
Rhinorrhea	1 (3.0%)