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. 2022 May 14;11(5):1890–1897. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1841_21

Table 3.

Factors associated with COVID-19 clearance time (Kaplan-Meier analysis)

Factor Category Clearance time (days) Log-rank

Mean 95% CI
Age (y) ≤37 22.0 20.2 23.8
>37 24.0 21.7 26.2 0.037*
Gender Male 22.6 20.8 24.3
Female 23.2 21.0 25.4 0.229
Marital status Single 20.8 18.5 23.2
Married 23.9 22.2 25.7 0.021*
Profession Employed 23.3 21.5 25.1
Non-employed 22.0 19.8 24.1 0.172
Job sector Healthcare 24.2 21.7 26.7
Non-healthcare 21.8 20.3 23.3 0.006*
Residency Cluster 20.6 17.9 23.4
Outside cluster 23.8 22.2 25.4 0.134
Sleep quality Satisfactory 23.1 21.4 24.7
Unsatisfactory 22.4 19.6 25.2 0.944
Smoking status Active smoker 22.6 20.5 24.6
Non-smoker 23.0 21.2 24.9 0.472
Physical exercise Regular 21.2 18.8 23.6
Irregular 23.6 21.8 25.3 0.076
Dietary habits Healthy 21.6 18.4 24.8
Unhealthy 23.3 21.8 24.9 0.631
Any chronic disease No 21.9 20.3 23.6
Yes 24.8 22.1 27.5 0.028*
No. symptoms 0 21.9 18.3 25.5
1-2 23.3 20.7 25.8
3 23.0 20.4 25.5
4+ 23.0 20.0 26.0 0.808
Severity level Asymptomatic 22.1 17.6 26.5
Mild 22.0 20.3 23.6
Moderate 27.2 24.4 30.0 0.098
Lung involvement No 22.6 20.7 24.4
Yes 23.6 21.5 25.6 0.887
Anemia No 23.1 21.4 24.8
Yes 22.4 19.9 24.9 0.441
Leukocytes Normal 22.4 20.6 24.1
Leukocytosis 30.5 11.9 49.1
Leukopenia 23.7 21.3 26.1 0.293
Antibiotic No 22.1 20.4 23.9
Yes 24.7 22.5 27.0 0.290
Antiviral No 22.0 20.4 23.5
Yes 26.6 23.9 29.3 0.050*

*Statistically significant result (Log rank <0.05)