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Table 1 The basic clinical features of the COVID-19 patients according to the severity

From: Association of the insulin resistance marker TyG index with the severity and mortality of COVID-19

 

Total (N = 151)

Mild cases (N = 89)

Severe cases N = 62)

P

Age, mean ± SD, years

59.5 ± 15.9

53.9 ± 16.2

67.6 ± 11.6

0.000

Sex, No. (%)

 Male

78 (51.7%)

38 (42.7%)

40 (64.5%)

0.008

 Female

73 (48.3%)

51 (57.3%)

22 (35.5%)

Comorbidities, No. (%)

 Diabetes

39 (25.8%)

16 (18.0%)

23 (37.1%)

0.008

 Hypertension

60 (39.7%)

25 (28.1%)

35 (56.5%)

0.000

 Cardiovascular disease

16 (10.6%)

7 (7.9%)

9 (14.5%)

0.191

 Cerebrovascular disease

7 (4.6%)

2 (2.2%)

5 (8.1%)

0.094

 Chronic kidney disease

11 (7.3%)

5 (5.6%)

6 (9.7%)

0.345

 Chronic pulmonary disease

2 (1.3%)

1 (1.1%)

1 (1.6%)

0.796

 Chronic liver disease

3 (2.0%)

2 (2.2%)

1 (1.6%)

0.783

Signs and symptoms

 Fever, No. (%)

134 (88.7%)

79 (88.8%)

55 (88.7%)

0.992

 Cough, No. (%)

104 (68.9%)

58 (65.2%)

46 (74.2%)

0.239

 Expectoration, No. (%)

61 (40.4%)

37 (41.6%)

24 (38.7%)

0.724

 Dyspnea, No. (%)

78 (51.7%)

38 (42.7%)

40 (64.5%)

0.008

 Pectoralgia, No. (%)

11 (7.3%)

7 (7.9%)

4 (6.5%)

0.742

 Diarrhoea, No. (%)

54 (35.8%)

34 (38.2%)

20 (32.3%)

0.453

 Nausea, No. (%)

24 (15.9%)

16 (18.0%)

8 (12.9%)

0.401

 Vomiting, No. (%)

10 (6.6%)

6 (6.7%)

4 (6.5%)

0.944

 Anorexia, No. (%)

57 (37.7%)

27 (30.3%)

30 (48.4%)

0.024

 Headache, No. (%)

28 (18.5%)

14 (15.7%)

14 (22.6%)

0.287

 Fatigue, No. (%)

85 (56.3%)

44 (49.4%)

41 (66.1%)

0.042

 Tmax, mean ± SD,  °C

38.5 ± 0.7

38.5 ± 0.7

38.7 ± 0.7

0.148

 Respiratory rate, mean ± SD, bpm

23 ± 5

21 ± 4

26 ± 6

0.000

 Heart rate, mean ± SD, bpm

92 ± 18

90 ± 16

94 ± 20

0.172

 Systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mmHg

133 ± 20

129 ± 18

138 ± 20

0.007

 Diastolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mmHg

82 ± 13

82 ± 12

81 ± 14

0.531

Auxiliary ventilation, No. (%)

46 (30.5%)

0

46 (74.2%)

0.000

Invasive mechanical ventilation, No. (%)

15 (9.9%)

0

15 (24.2%)

0.000

Mortality, No. (%)

33 (22.0%)

0

33 (54.1%)

0.000

  1. SD standard deviation, Tmax maximum body temperature
  2. P values indicate differences between mild and severe cases. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant