Table 1.
Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of the studied population.
| Healthy n = 31 | Mild n = 152 | Severe n = 60 | Critical n = 210 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) & | 43 (32,52) | 42 (31,49) | 51.5 (44,63.5) | 57(49,67) | <0.001** |
| Male gender, n (%) | 17 (55) | 73 (48) | 33 (55) | 144(69) | 0.001* |
| Heart rate, median (IQR), bpm+& | 85 (73,102) | 87 (78,103) | 90 (80,103) | 95 (88,110) | <0.001** |
| Body temperature, median (IQR) &, °C | 36.3 (36.3,36.45) | 36.35 (36.1,36.5) | 37 (36.4,38) | 36.5 (36.1,37.1) | <0.001** |
| Oxygen saturation % (IQR) & | 95 (94,97) | 94 (93,96) | 88 (80,92) | 83 (71,88) | <0.001** |
| Breathing frequency, median (IQR), bpm+& | 16 (15,16.5) | 18 (16,20) | 18 (17,20) | 28 (24,36) | <0.001** |
| WHO body mass index classification, n (%) | |||||
| Normal weight | 17 (55) | 115 (76) | 20 (33) | 37 (18) | <0.001* |
| Overweight | 11 (35) | 21 (14) | 22 (37) | 88 (42) | |
| Obesity | 3 (10) | 16 (10) | 18 (30) | 85 (40) | |
| T2DM, n (%) | 3 (13) | 13 (8) | 21 (35) | 74 (35) | <0.001* |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 4 (17) | 11 (7) | 15 (25) | 85 (41) | <0.001* |
| Fever, n (%) | 0 (0) | 47 (31) | 29 (48) | 116 (57) | <0.001* |
| Cough, n (%) | 5 (16) | 90 (59) | 44 (73) | 171 (81) | <0.001* |
| Dyspnea, n (%) | 1 (3) | 39 (26) | 43 (72) | 152 (72) | <0.001* |
| Chest pain, n (%) | 1 (3) | 37 (24) | 19 (36) | 60 (30) | 0.006* |
| Headache, n (%) | 3 (10) | 95 (62) | 30 (50) | 125 (59) | <0.001* |
| Odynophagia, n (%) | 0 (0) | 74 (49) | 29 (48) | 82 (39) | <0.001* |
| Rhinorrhea, n (%) | 4 (13) | 67 (44) | 9 (15) | 42 (20) | <0.001* |
| Myalgia, n (%) | 0 (0) | 78 (67) | 24 (57) | 113 (54) | <0.001* |
| Diarrhea, n (%) | 2 (6) | 37 (24) | 17 (28) | 53 (25) | 0.11* |
| Sickness, n (%) | 1 (3) | 33 (22) | 3 (5) | 104 (49) | <0.001* |
| Vomiting, n (%) | 0 (0) | 6 (4) | 4 (7) | 22 (10) | 0.09* |
| Abdominal pain, n (%) | 0 (0) | 18 (12) | 8 (13) | 25 (12) | 0.82* |
| Anosmia, n (%) | 0 (0) | 33 (22) | 13 (22) | 24 (11) | 0.004* |
+Beats per minute; *Chi square test; **Kruskal-Wallis Test. IQR, interquartile range.
&Dunn post hoc test p<0.05. Age: Healthy vs Severe; Healthy vs. Critical; Mild vs. Sever; Mild vs. Critical; Severe vs. Critical.
&Dunn post hoc test p<0.05. Heart rate: Mild vs. Critical.
&Dunn post hoc test p<0.05. Body temperature: Healthy vs Severe; Mild vs. Sever; Mild vs. Critical; Severe vs. Critical.
&Dunn post hoc test p<0.05. Oxygen saturation: Healthy vs Severe; Healthy vs. Critical; Mild vs. Sever; Mild vs. Critical; Severe vs. Critical.
&Dunn post hoc test p<0.05. Breathing frequency: Healthy vs. Critical; Mild vs. Sever; Sever vs. Critical.