Table 1.

Baseline demographics and pretreatment conditions of enrolled participants

Baseline demographics and pretreatment conditions of enrolled participants
		Treated group	Control group
Age (years)		46.43 ± 11.91	53.67 ± 10.30
Gender	Male	9	10
	Female	5	5
O2 support category	Mechanical ventilation	2	2
	NIV	5	6
	Reserve mask	7	7
Illness before admission	Duration (days)	12.14 ± 7.6	10.27 ± 4.9
Illness before treatment	Duration (days)	16.0 ± 7.8	12.67 ± 5.5
Pre-existing comorbidities	T2DM	3	4
	HTN	4	5
	Any condition	2	1
SpO2	85–90	2	6
	80–84	3	3
	˂ 80	9	6
CT involvement percent	50–75%	7	9
	˃ 75%	7	6