Table 3 COVID-19 patients’ characteristics.

From: ACE2 polymorphisms impact COVID-19 severity in obese patients

COVID-19 subjects characteristics

Parameters

Lean

Obese/overweight

Subjects (N)

35

47

Age (years)

42 ± 15

50 ± 16

Gender, M/ F

22/13

38/9

BMI (kg/m2)

22 ± 2

30 ± 4

Serum markers

AST (U/L)

28.5 (393–3.2)

31 (660–12)

ALT (U/L)

33 (660–3.2)

32 (659–6)

Hb (g/dL)

13.25 (15.7–7)

12.9 (16.8–7)

ALC

1.4 (3.1–0.2)

1.4 (4.6–0.3)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 (7.9–0.2)

0.8 (2.6–0.4)

Ferritin (µg/L)

505 (5147–5)

669 (6661–38)

aPTT (sec)

38.5 (63.2–31.8)

40.25 (64.7–31.9)

BUN (mg/dL)

28 (134–9.3)

27.5 (269–8)

WBC (k/cumm)

7.6 (16.7–3.1)

8 (25.4–4.2)

Platelets (× 103/ L)

219 (456–62)

237.5 (592–91)

LDH (units/L)

268 (925–137)

283 (1719–140)

Bilirubin (µmol/L)

0.7 (48.2–0.2)

0.7 (11.2–0.2)

Medication (%)

Metformin, Diamicron,

Statins, Insulin

5%

46%

Plavix, Aspirin

3%

11%

Nationality (%) (Geographical zones)

Middle East

3%

9%

Eastern and Southern Asia

35%

49%

Northern and Southern America

1%

2%

Africa

1%

  1. BMI body mass index; AST aspartate aminotransferase test, ALT alanine aminotransferase test; Hb haemoglobin; ALC haemoglobin A1c test; aPTT activated partial thromboplastin clotting time; BUN blood urea nitrogen; WBC white blood cell; LDH lactate dehydrogenase test.
  2. Values are shown as mean ± SD; median ( confidence intervals); %, percentage.