Table 2. Comparison Between Patients on ACEIs or ARBs and the Other Patients (n = 148).
* Significant at a p-value of less than 0.05
^ Minimal oxygen requirements were defined as the need for no more than nasal cannula.
| Characteristics | ACEIs or ARBs (n = 81) | No ACEIs or ARBs (n = 67) | P-Value |
| Female (n (%)) | 30 (37.04%) | 12 (17.91%) | 0.017* |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 58.26 ± 12.52 | 56.28 ± 14.93 | 0.383 |
| Saudi (n (%)) | 51 (62.96%) | 24 (35.82%) | 0.002* |
| Diabetes Miletus (n (%)) | 51 (62.96%) | 35 (52.24%) | 0.251 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease (n (%)) | 7 (8.64%) | 17 (25.37%) | 0.012 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (Mean ± SD) | 136.23 ± 19.94 | 142.18 ± 26.07 | 0.118 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (Mean ± SD) | 79.52 ± 11.84 | 82.16 ± 18.26 | 0.29 |
| Respiratory Rate (Mean ± SD) | 23.28 ± 4.33 | 24.14 ± 6.27 | 0.333 |
| Minimal Oxygen Needs^ (n (%)) | 71 (87.65%) | 48 (71.64%) | 0.025 |
| AKI (n (%)) | 11 (13.58%) | 26 (38.81%) | 0.001* |
| PE (n (%)) | 8 (9.88%) | 2 (2.99%) | 0.182 |
| ICU Admission (n (%)) | 7 (8.64%) | 21 (31.34%) | 0.001* |
| Intubation (n (%)) | 6 (7.41%) | 19 (28.36%) | 0.002* |
| Death (n (%)) | 2 (2.47%) | 16 (23.88%) | 0.000* |
| Admission to Discharge Time (Mean ± SD) | 10.94 ± 8.04 | 12.43 ± 10.28 | 0.356 |
| Admission to Death Time (Mean ± SD) | 10.0 ± 4.24 | 11.94 ± 7.33 | 0.724 |