Table 2 Presenting symptoms and vital signs of Covid-19 patients on admission
Parameters | All | Males | Females | p-value | Non-DM | DM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 439 | 300 | 139 | 139 | 300 | ||
Symptoms | |||||||
 Fever (%) | 330 (75.2) | 236 (80.3) | 94 (68.6) | 0.01 | 97 (70.8) | 233 (77.7) | NS |
 Cough (%) | 303 (70.0) | 208 (70.3) | 95 (69.3) | NS | 83 (60.1) | 220 (74.6) | 0.002 |
 Dyspnea (%) | 316 (72.8) | 224 (75.7) | 92 (66.7) | NS | 83 (60.1) | 233 (78.7) | < 0.001 |
Nausea/vomiting (%) | 100 (23.1) | 68 (23.0) | 32 (23.4) | NS | 29 (21.0) | 71 (24.1) | NS |
 Diarrhea (%) | 92 (21.3) | 71 (24.1) | 21 (15.3) | 0.04 | 33 (24.1) | 59 (20.0) | NS |
 Anosmia (%) | 20 (4.6) | 11 (3.7) | 9 (6.5) | NS | 9 (6.5) | 11 (3.7) | NS |
 Ageusia (%) | 23 (5.3) | 15 (5.1) | 8 (5.8) | NS | 6 (4.3) | 17 (5.7) | NS |
 Myalgia (%) | 41 (9.5) | 28 (9.3) | 13 (9.4) | NS | 14 (10.2) | 27 (9.1) | NS |
Vital signs* | |||||||
 Temperature (°C) | 37.6 ± 0.8 | 37.6 ± 0.9 | 37.5 ± 0.8 | NS | 37.5 ± 0.8 | 37.6 ± 0.9 | NS |
 Heart rate (beats/minute) | 96.6 ± 17.9 | 96.4 ± 17.4 | 97.1 ± 19.1 | NS | 97.8 ± 17.6 | 96.1 ± 18.1 | NS |
 Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 25.4 ± 8.9 | 26.1 ± 9.8 | 23.9 ± 6.4 | 0.01 | 23.8 ± 6.4 | 26.1 ± 9.8 | 0.009 |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.0 ± 19.9 | 125.7 ± 18.8 | 123.7 ± 22.4 | NS | 120.8 ± 16.3 | 127.0 ± 21.2 | 0.02 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73.2 ± 13.2 | 74.0 ± 12.2 | 71.4 ± 15.1 | NS | 72.8 ± 11.9 | 73.4 ± 13.8 | NS |
 SpO2 (%) | 91.0 ± 8.7 | 90.8 ± 9.2 | 91.6 ± 7.4 | NS | 92.8 ± 7.9 | 90.2 ± 8.9 | NS |