Table 1 Baseline demographics and characteristics of the COVID-19 patients

Gender

Male

110

44.7

56

43.4

166 (44.3%)

0.8

Female

136

55.3

73

56.6

209 (55.7%)

Age, years

 > 50

136

55.3

120

93.0

256 (68.3%)

 < 0.001

\(\overline{{\text{X}} }\)± SD

52.8 ± 15.4

68.9 ± 12.4

59.4 ± 16.3

 < 0.001

Duration of illness, days, \(\overline{{\text{X}} }\)± SD

6.1 ± 4.3

6.6 ± 4.1

6.3 ± 4.3

0.28

Prehospital oxygen, yes

07

2.8

38

29.5

45 (12%)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus, yes

41

16.7

62

48.1

103 (27.5%)

 < 0.001

Hypertension, yes

100

40.7

101

78.3

201 (53.6%)

 < 0.001

Chronic kidney disease, yes

01

0.4

09

07

10 (2.7%)

 < 0.001

Chronic pulmonary disorders, yes

05

02

03

2.3

08 (2.1%)

0.85

Patients with any history of stroke, yes

05

02

14

10.9

19 (5.1%)

 < 0.001

Multiple comorbidities, yes

41

16.7

69

53.5

110 (29.3%)

 < 0.001