Table 1.
Characteristics of study population.
| Parameters | Negative for COVID-19 | Positive for COVID-19 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 43 | 40 | |
| Age (mean, standard deviation; years) | 62.9 ± 19.2 | 61.4 ± 19.8 | 0.74 |
| Male/female (n) | 20/23 | 20/20 | 0.54 |
| Treated for hypertension (n) | 18 | 13 | 0.39 |
| Treated for high cholesterol (n) | 10 | 6 | 0.36 |
| Treated for type 2 diabetes mellitus (n) | 12 | 11 | 0.97 |
| Treated for ischaemic heart disease (n) | 7 | 5 | 0.64 |
| Current smoker (n) | 2 | 2 | 0.94 |
| Ex-smoker (n) | 13 | 6 | 0.11 |
| Medical acute dependency admission (n) | 7 | 13 | 0.09 |
| Intensive care unit admission (n) | 1 | 5 | 0.10 |
| Survived admission (n) | 41 | 37 | 0.62 |
| Duration of pre-admission symptoms (mean, standard deviation; days) | 11.9 ± 20.2 | 6.7 ± 6.8 | 0.12 |
| Time between positive RT-PCR test and sampling (mean, standard deviation; days) | NA | 5 ± 7 | |
| Lymphocytes (mean, standard deviation; cells/μL) | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.002 |
| C-Reactive Protein (mean, standard deviation; mg/L) | 138.4 ± 96.4 | 170.8 ± 121.2 | 0.20 |
| Eosinophils (mean, standard deviation; 100/μL) | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.007 |
| Bilateral chest X-ray changes (n) | 6 | 22 | 0.001 |
| Continuous positive airway pressure (n) | 4 | 10 | 0.07 |
| O2 required (n) | 14 | 21 | 0.07 |