Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants by infection severity
From: Smoking status and SARS-CoV-2 infection severity among Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study
Variables | All participants (n = 901) | Infection severity* | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatic infection (n = 133) | Mild (n = 630) | Moderate/severe (n = 138) | |||
Age, years mean (SD) | 38.4 (15.3) | 36.9 (14.7) | 36.9 (14.7) | 47.0 (15.8) |  < 0.0001†|
Gender n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 458 (49.2) | 73 (15.3) | 303 (66.2) | 82 (17.9) | 0.03††|
 Female | 443 (50.8) | 60 (13.5) | 327 (73.8) | 56 (12.6) | |
Education n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary school | 212 (23.5) | 29 (13.7) | 131 (61.8) | 52 (24.5) |  < 0.0001††|
 Middle or high school | 199 (22.1) | 37 (18.6) | 143 (71.9) | 19 (9.5) | |
 University | 314 (34.9) | 44 (14.0) | 230 (73.2) | 40 (12.7) | |
BMI, (kg/m2) mean (SD) | 26.6 (5.1) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.5 (5.1) | 27.5 (5.6) | 0.12†|
Comorbidities n (%) | 282 (31.3) | 32 (24.1) | 182 (28.9) | 68 (49.3) |  < 0.0001††|