Table 1 Participants characteristics at hospital admission
Exposed to historical lineages | Exposed to VOC Alpha | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 650 | N = 650 | ||
Age (years), median (range) | 70 (27–100) | 70 (25–101) | |
Gender—n (%) | |||
Male | 399 (61.4) | 399 (61.4) | |
Female | 251 (38.6) | 251 (38.6) | |
Body Mass Index | 0.20 | ||
N | 571 | 553 | |
Median (range) | 26.8 (13.5–67.2) | 27.4 (3.3–76) | |
Smoker—n (%) | 169 (26.0) | 136 (20.9) | 0.04 |
Location of initial care—n (%) | 0.12 | ||
Conventional hospitalization | 560 (86.2) | 539 (82.9) | |
ICU | 90 (13.8) | 109 (16.7) | |
Comorbidities, n (%) | 586 (90.1) | 553 (85.0) | 0.004 |
Cardiovascular disease | 410 (62.9) | 401 (61.6) | 0.57 |
Chronic lung disease | 102 (15.6) | 74 (11.3) | 0.02 |
Asthma | 35 (5.3) | 33 (5.0) | 1.00 |
Chronic kidney disease | 87 (13.3) | 70 (10.7) | 0.11 |
Chronic liver disease | 21 (3.2) | 12 (1.8) | 0.11 |
Chronic neurological disease | 115 (17.6) | 88 (13.5) | 0.03 |
Active cancer | 80 (12.3) | 53 (8.1) | 0.01 |
Solid organ transplant | 31 (4.7) | 13 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
Autoimmune disease | 27 (4.1) | 20 (3.0) | 0.15 |
HIV Infection | 10 (1.5) | 0 (0) | |
Obesity | 164 (25.2) | 176 (27.0) | 0.54 |
Diabetes | 197 (30.3) | 182 (27.9) | 0.29 |