Table 1 General characteristics of participants based on hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

From: Comparing vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in rs11568820, rs7970314, rs4334089 between COVID-19 patients with mild and severe symptoms: a case control study

 

Hospitalized N = 85

Non-hospitalized N = 91

P value

Age (y)

59.04 ± 12.40

47.77 ± 14.79

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

37 (45.7)

44 (48.4)

0.726

Married, n (%)

71(87.7)

75 (82.4)

0.60*

Education status n (%)

0.034

 > 12 y

19 (23.5)

35 (38.5)

≤ 12 y

62 (76.5)

56 (61.5)

Smoking status n (%)

0.808

 None smoker

76 (93.8)

80 (87.9)

0.009*

 Ex-smoker

4 (4.9)

1 (1.1)

 Current smoker

1 (1.2)

10 (11.0)

Obesity status n (%)

0.808

 Normal weight

15 (18.8)

20 (22.0)

 Overweight

40 (50.0)

46 (50.5)

 Obese

25 (31.3)

25 (27.5)

Abdominally obese n (%)

59 (72.8)

58 (63.7)

0.201

BMI (kg/m2)

28.51 ± 4.39

27.98 ± 4.40

0.491**

WC (cm)

101.25 ± 11.58

98.24 ± 10.40

0.043**

Physical activity level (MET-h/wk.)

15.59 ± 52.16

19.92 ± 63.82

< 0.001**

Comorbidities n (%)

 Cardiovascular disease

14 (19.4)

9 (10.0)

0.087

 Hypertension

31 (43.1)

18 (20.0)

0.002

 Diabetes mellitus

29 (40.3)

10 (11.1)

< 0.001

 Chronic respiratory disease

2 (2.8)

1 (1.1)

0.585

 Chronic kidney disease

14 (19.4)

19 (21.1)

0.794

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference.
  2. *Fisher Exact test; **Mann Whitney test.