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. 2022 Mar 6;14(3):e22903. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22903

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