Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| Variables | Non-COVID (n = 222) n (%) |
COVID (n = 222) n (%) |
P-valuea | Overall (n = 444) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)b | ||||
| < 28 | 48 (21.62) | 56 (25.23) | < 0.001*** | 104 (23.42) |
| 28–29 | 53 (23.87) | 30 (13.51) | 83 (18.69) | |
| 30–34 | 95 (42.79) | 44 (19.82) | 139 (31.31) | |
| 35+ | 26 (11.71) | 92 (41.44) | 118 (26.58) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 111 (50.00) | 128 (57.66) | 0.106 | 239 (53.83) |
| Female | 111 (50.00) | 94 (42.34) | 205 (46.17) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 201 (90.54) | 177 (79.73) | 0.001** | 378 (85.14) |
| Non-Muslim | 21 (9.46) | 45 (20.27) | 66 (14.86) | |
| Education | ||||
| SSC/HSC | 5 (2.25) | 60 (27.03) | < 0.001*** | 65 (14.64) |
| Graduate | 162 (72.97) | 119 (53.60) | 281 (63.29) | |
| Post-graduate | 55 (24.77) | 43 (19.37) | 98 (22.07) | |
| Monthly Income (BDT) | ||||
| < 20,000 | 12 (5.88) | 34 (17.44) | < 0.001*** | 46 (11.53) |
| 20,000–40,000 | 57 (27.94) | 72 (36.92) | 129 (32.33) | |
| 40,001–60,000 | 57 (27.94) | 34 (17.44) | 91 (22.81) | |
| 60,000+ | 78 (38.24) | 55 (28.21) | 133 (33.33) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 148 (66.67) | 178 (80.18) | 0.001** | 326 (73.42) |
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 74 (33.33) | 44 (19.82) | 118 (26.58) | |
| Number of chronic diseases | ||||
| 0 | 182 (81.98) | 148 (66.67) | < 0.001*** | 330 (74.32) |
| 1 | 35 (15.77) | 48 (21.62) | 83 (18.69) | |
| 2 | 5 (2.25) | 9 (4.05) | 14 (3.15) | |
| 3 or more | 0 (0.00) | 17 (7.66) | 17 (3.83) | |
| Hospitalized due to COVID | ||||
| No | – | 135 (60.81) | – | 135 (60.81) |
| Yes | – | 87 (39.19) | 87 (39.19) | |
| Smoking habits | ||||
| Never | 186 (83.78) | 167 (75.23) | < 0.001*** | 353 (79.50) |
| Current | 36 (16.22) | 39 (17.57) | 75 (16.89) | |
| Past | 0 (0.00) | 16 (7.21) | 16 (3.60) | |
aP-values were determined using chi-square tests
bAge grouping was done based on quartiles: 1st quartile- 28, 2nd quartile − 30 and third quartile- 35
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001