Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the study population by COVID-19 infection status.
| Control | COVID-19 | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 590,976) | (n = 196,992) | |
| Age (year) | 42.4 (17.7) | 42.4 (17.7) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 270,210 (45.7) | 90,070 (45.7) |
| Female | 320,766 (54.3) | 106,922 (54.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (7.1) | 27.1 (6.7) |
| Sector | ||
| Arab | 109,759 (18.6) | 58,841 (29.9) |
| Bedouin | 19,956 (3.4) | 5306 (2.7) |
| Jewish | 436,986 (74.1) | 108,360 (55.0) |
| Other | 23,285 (3.9) | 24,475 (12.4) |
| Smoking | ||
| Never | 383,002 (69.3) | 137,079 (78.0) |
| Current | 101,475 (18.4) | 19,824 (11.3) |
| Past | 67,992 (12.3) | 18,917 (10.8) |
| Obesity | 145,537 (24.6) | 58,807 (29.9) |
| Diabetes | 61,978 (10.5) | 25,583 (13.0) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 183,704 (31.1) | 60,629 (30.8) |
| CKD | 18,593 (3.1) | 6725 (3.4) |
| PVD | 8016 (1.4) | 2448 (1.2) |
| Hypertension | 100,736 (17.0) | 36,502 (18.5) |
| ACS | 32,987 (5.6) | 11,027 (5.6) |
| CVA | 22,032 (3.7) | 7833 (4.0) |
| Heart failure | 13,228 (2.2) | 5132 (2.6) |
Variables were expressed as no. (%) or as mean (SD). CKD = chronic kidney disease. PVD = peripheral vascular disease, CVA = Cerebrovascular Accident. ACS = acute coronary syndrome.