Table 4 Comparison of DHEAS levels between different groups of COVID-19 patients with and without heart disease and healthy participants (control).

From: Association of DHEAS levels with COVID19 severity, gender, age, comorbidities, and management strategies

 

DHEAS (µg/dL)

N

Mean ± SD

Median

Q1

Q3

p.value1

p.value2

p.value3

p.value4

1

HD Positive/ Patient

84

71.95 ± 70.61

47.50

15.90

95.25

    

2

HD Negative / Patient

517

106.19 ± 88.42

82.60

41.00

143.00

0.001

   

3

HD Negative / Control

71

116.73 ± 99.84

87.00

48.20

165.00

0.002

0.342

  

1

HD Positive / Inpatient

71

71.78 ± 71.85

47.20

15.00

92.60

    

2

HD Positive / Outpatient

13

72.85 ± 66.12

62.10

19.10

107.00

0.967

   

3

HD Negative / Inpatient

278

85.95 ± 75.72

64.80

31.50

115.00

0.214

0.590

  

4

HD Negative / Outpatient

239

129.72 ± 96.15

107.00

60.20

178.00

< 0.001

0.020

< 0.001

 

5

HD Negative / Control

71

116.73 ± 99.84

87.00

48.20

165.00

0.002

0.090

0.007

0.262

1

HD Positive / patient

Female

37

56.97 ± 66.57

22.30

15.00

66.40

    

Male

47

83.74 ± 72.16

65.00

33.50

104.00

0.085

   

2

HD Negative / patient

Female

218

79.69 ± 71.53

63.05

28.70

112.00

    

Male

299

125.50 ± 94.47

104.00

53.00

172.00

< 0.001

   

3

HD Negative / control

Female

28

69.89 ± 50.43

59.55

24.80

91.65

    

Male

43

147.23 ± 112.09

107.00

54.80

222.00

0.001

   
  1. P-value 1 compares group1 with other groups and p-value 2 compares group 2 with other groups. P-value 3 compares group 3 with other groups. P-value 4 compares group 4 with group 5. P-value < = 0.05 is significant.