Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of study population.

From: Association between soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Children (n = 82)

Adults (n = 79)

Median age (IQR), yr

4.7 (3.5–8.6)

39.0 (36.6–43.5)

Sex, male

44 (57.1)

33 (42.9)

Median BMI (IQR), kg/m2 (total n = 152)

16.7 (15.4–18.1)

24.1 (21.9–27.6)

Weight status, overweight (total n = 152)

17 (21.5)

Smoking habit (total n = 154)

8 (10.1)

  1. Values expressed as counts (%) unless otherwise stated.
  2. IQR interquartile range, yr years, BMI body mass index.