Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
HBOT arm | Long term HBOT | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 37 | 31 | |
Age (Y) | 48.4 ± 10.6 | 46.7 ± 11.5 | 0.532 |
Males | 18 (48.6) | 14 (45.2) | 0.774 |
Female | 19 (51.4) | 17 (54.8) | 0.774 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.9 ± 5.1 | 26.8 ± 5.0 | 0.944 |
Years of education | 14.6 ± 2.7 | 14.8 ± 2.5 | 0.845 |
Marital status | 0.955 | ||
Single | 5 (13.5) | 5 (16.1) | |
Married | 27 (73.0) | 23 (74.2) | |
Divorced | 3 (8.1) | 2 (6.5) | |
Widowed | 2 (5.4) | 1 (3.2) | |
Number of children | 2.5 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 0.422 |
Employment status | 33 (89.2) | 27 (87.1) | 1.000 (F) |
Time from infection (days) | 159.1 ± 71.3 | 158.3 ± 76.1 | 0.989 |
MoCA—cognitive assessment | 25.4 ± 3.6 | 25.5 ± 3.6 | 0.843 |
Hospitalized* | 4 (10.8) | 3 (9.7) | 1.000 (F) |
High risk conditions | |||
BMI† > 30 | 11 (29.7) | 9 (29.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Age > 60 Y | 4 (10.8) | 2 (6.5) | 0.681 (F) |
Cancer | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 (2.7) | 1 (3.2) | 1.000 (F) |
Hypertension | 4 (10.8) | 3 (9.7) | 1.000 (F) |
Heart disease | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Immune deficiency | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Asthma | 2 (5.4) | 1 (3.2) | 1.000 (F) |
Other chronic lung diseases | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Chronic liver disease | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Chronic kidney disease | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Hematologic disease\disorder | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Chronic neurological impairment\disease | 1 (2.7) | 1 (2.7) | 1.000 (F) |
Smoking | |||
Current | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 (F) |
Previous | 10 (27.0) | 8 (25.8) | 0.910 |