Table 1. Some clinical and demographic characteristics of the COVID-19 study population

Characteristics Total (N=654)n (%) Discharged survivors (N=346)n (%) Non-survivors (N=308)n (%) p-value
Sex Male 282 (43.1) 150 (43.4) 132 (42.9) 0.898
Female 372 (56.9) 196 (56.6) 176 (57.1)
Age (yr) ≤40 116 (17.7) 96 (27.7) 20 (6.5) <0.001
41–60 250 (38.2) 137 (39.6) 113 (36.7)
≥60 288 (44) 113 (32.7) 175 (56.8)
Mean±SD 56.7±16 51.6±15.5 62.5±14.4 <0.001
BMI [12] (kg/m2) Underweight (<18.5) 45 (6.9) 26 (7.5) 19 (6.2) 0.006
Normal weight (18.5–22.9) 375 (57.3) 209 (60.4) 166 (53.9)
Overweight (23–24.9) 127 (19.4) 71 (20.5) 56 (18.2)
Obese (≥25) 107 (16.4) 40 (11.6) 67 (21.8)
Consciousness Yes 599 (91.6) 340 (98.3) 259 (84.1) <0.001
No 55 (8.4) 6 (1.7) 49 (15.9)
Numbers of comorbidities None 226 (34.6) 123 (35.5) 103 (33.4) 0.322
1 202 (30.8) 116 (33.5) 86 (27.9)
2 156 (23.9) 74 (21.4) 82 (26.6)
3 55 (8.4) 26 (7.5) 29 (9.4)
≥4 15 (2.3) 7 (2) 8 (2.6)
Comorbidities Hypertension 202 (30.8) 98 (28.3) 104 (33.8) 0.133
Diabetes 161 (24.6) 68 (19.7) 93 (30.2) 0.002
GERD 82 (12.5) 61(17.6) 21 (6.8) <0.001
CKD 42 (6.4) 13 (3.8) 29 (9.4) 0.003
Respiratory diseases 36 (5.5) 21 (6.1) 15 (4.9) 0.502
Cerebrovascular complications 31 (4.7) 10 (2.9) 21 (6.8) 0.018
Coronary artery disease 26 (4) 8 (2.3) 18 (5.8) 0.021
Cancer 19 (2.9) 9 (2.6) 10 (3.2) 0.624
Liver diseases 19 (2.9) 12 (3.5) 7 (2.3) 0.364
Heart failure 17 (2.6) 6 (1.7) 11 (3.6) 0.140
Lipid disorders 8 (1.2) 7 (2) 1 (0.3) 0.072
Anemia 8 (1.2) 7 (2) 1 (0.3) 0.072
Hospital duration (day) 12 (8–17) 12 (9–17) 11 (7 –16) 0.001
SpO2 (%) 86.5±13.9 91.4±9.3 81±15.9 <0.001
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; BMI, body mass index; GERD, gastritis–gastroesophageal reflux disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease.