Table 1 Basic characteristics and risk factors at baseline of the study population.
From: Course of disease and risk factors for hospitalization in outpatients with a SARS-CoV-2 infection
Parameter | All (n = 710) | Male (n = 285) | Female (n = 425) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 53 (40–62) | 55 (39–63) | 52 (40–60) | 0.067 |
BMI in kg/m2 | 26.6 (23.7–29.9) | 27.5 (24.7–30.5) | 25.9 (23.0–29.6) | 3.4 × 10–4 |
Grade of disability in % | 50 (30–60) | 50 (40–70) | 50 (30–60) | 0.070 |
Current smoker | 116 (16.3%) | 45 (15.8%) | 71 (16.7%) | 0.746 |
Former smoker | 211 (29.7%) | 120 (42.1%) | 91 (21.4%) | 3.3 × 10–9 |
Participants with at least one comorbidity (%) | 489 (68.9%) | 201 (70.5%) | 288 (67.8%) | 0.436 |
Hypertension | 264 (37.2%) | 117 (41.1%) | 147 (34.6%) | 0.081 |
Allergy | 144 (20.3%) | 49 (17.2%) | 95 (22.4%) | 0.094 |
Joint diseases | 133 (18.7%) | 55 (19.3%) | 78 (18.4%) | 0.752 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 80 (11.3%) | 47 (16.5%) | 33 (7.8%) | 3.1 × 10–4 |
Pulmonary diseases | 64 (9.0%) | 33 (11.6%) | 31 (7.3%) | 0.051 |
Diabetes mellitus | 61 (8.6%) | 35 (12.3%) | 26 (6.1%) | 0.004 |
Neoplasia | 56 (7.9%) | 28 (9.8%) | 28 (6.6%) | 0.117 |
Neurological diseases | 50 (7.0%) | 21 (7.4%) | 29 (6.8%) | 0.781 |
Liver diseases | 49 (6.9%) | 16 (5.6%) | 33 (7.8%) | 0.268 |
Kidney diseases | 33 (4.6%) | 15 (5.3%) | 18 (4.2%) | 0.526 |
Peripheral artery disease | 14 (2.0%) | 8 (2.8%) | 6 (1.4%) | 0.190 |
Participants with disability | 138 (19.4%) | 62 (21.8%) | 76 (17.9%) | 0.201 |