Table 3.
Comparison of baseline symptoms and blood taking duration between SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with and without hypertension.
| Parameters | hypertension patients (n=25) | non-hypertension patients (n=63) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom (yes/no) | 25/0 | 57/5 | 0.316 |
| Anosmia (yes/no) | 8/17 | 36/26 | 0.034 |
| Headache (yes/no) | 8/17 | 22/40 | 0.757 |
| Fever (yes/no) | 12/13 | 25/37 | 0.512 |
| Dyspnea (yes/no) | 7/18 | 8/54 | 0.092 |
| Myalgia (yes/no) | 1/24 | 15/47 | 0.032 |
| Hospital-admitted (yes/no) | 9/16 | 3/59 | 0.0005 |
| Time from infection to blood collection (days) | 236.7 ± 146.3 | 272.1 ± 146.9 | 0.266 |
Continuous variables are given as mean ± SD. Data on clinical symptoms of one non-hypertension patients were missing. Comparisons were assessed by χ2 test.