Table 1. Demographics and comorbidities of patients at baseline.
| Demographic | Severe | Moderate | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total population | 31 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 41 | 100 |
| Gender | ||||||
| – Female | 13 | 41.9 | 5 | 58.1 | 18 | 43.9 |
| – Male | 18 | 58.1 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 56.1 |
| Skin color | ||||||
| – White | 3 | 30 | 17 | 54.8 | 20 | 48.8 |
| – Mixed | 4 | 40 | 8 | 25.8 | 12 | 29.3 |
| – Black | 2 | 20 | 3 | 9.7 | 5 | 12.2 |
| – ND | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9.7 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Patients with at least one comorbidity | 27 | 87.1 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 82.9 |
| Patients with two or more comorbidities | 15 | 48.4 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 48.8 |
| Hypertension | 19 | 61.3 | 6 | 60 | 25 | 61 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 5 | 16.1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 | 35.5 | 5 | 50 | 16 | 39 |
| Bronchial asthma | 4 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Obesity | 5 | 16.1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Stroke | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Cancer | 1 | 3. 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Pericarditis | 2 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| – Mean ± SD | 59.8 ± 15 | 59.5 ± 12 | 59.7 ± 14 | |||
| – Median ± IR | 62 ± 26 | 61 ± 18 | 62 ± 22 | |||
| – Min–max | 32–83 | 35–74 | 32–83 | |||
IR: Interquartile range; ND: No data; SD: Standard deviation.