Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with- and without COVID-19
COVID | Non-COVID | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N = 25 (%) | N = 48 (%) | p-value |
Gender, male | 14 (56) | 31 (65) | 0.5 |
Age, yrs., mean (SD) | 74 (8.2) | 69 (14.9) | 0.07 |
Diagnoses present, at admissiona | |||
Malignancy | 7 (28) | 21 (44) | 0.2 |
COPD | 6 (24) | 8 (17) | 0.5 |
Cardiovascular disease | 1 (4) | 15 (31) | < 0.01 |
Infectious disease | 25 (100) | 10 (21) | < 0.001 |
Other | 11 (44) | 17 (35) | 0.5 |
Number of present diagnoses | |||
1 | 3 (12) | 30 (63) | < 0.001 |
2 or more | 22 (88) | 18 (38) | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity present, at admissionb | |||
Hypertension/CHF | 13 (52) | 24 (50) | 0.9 |
Dementia | 3 (12) | 1 (2) | 0.08 |
Respiratory. Disease | 6 (24) | 4 (8) | 0.06 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 8 (32) | 12 (25) | 0.5 |
Renal Failure | 2 (8) | 5 (10) | 0.7 |
Other | 4 (16) | 7 (15) | 0.9 |
Number of present comorbidities | |||
0 | 3 (12) | 17 (35) | < 0.05 |
1 | 12 (48) | 15 (31) | 0.2 |
2 or more | 10 (40) | 16 (33) | 0.6 |