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Table 1 Participant characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted in six hospitals in Uganda in 2021

From: Survival analysis of patients with COVID-19 admitted at six hospitals in Uganda in 2021: a cohort study

Variables

Alive (n = 806)

Dead (n = 234)

Total (1040)

P value

Participant Age

   

< 0.001

  < 18

59 (7.32%)

0 (0.00%)

59 (5.67%)

 

 18 to < 50

364 (45.16%)

46 (19.66%)

410 (39.42%)

 

 50-max

382 (47.39%)

188 (80.34%)

570 (54.81%)

 

Sex

   

0.602

 Female

434 (53.85%)

121 (51.71%)

555 (53.37%)

 

 Male

371 (46.03%)

112 (47.86%)

483 (46.44%)

 

Study Center

   

< 0.001

 PNFP

386 (47.89%)

146 (62.39%)

532 (51.15%)

 

 Public Hospital

407 (50.50%)

86 (36.75%)

493 (47.40%)

 

 Private Hospital

13 (1.61%)

2 (0.85%)

15 (1.44%)

 

Admitted on weekend

   

0.445

 No

603 (74.81%)

169 (72.22%)

772 (74.23%)

 

 Yes

203 (25.19%)

65 (27.78%)

268 (25.77%)

 

Nationality

   

0.403

 Ugandan

793 (98.39%)

228 (97.44%)

1021 (98.17%)

 

 Others

13 (1.61%)

6 (2.56%)

19 (1.83%)

 

Marital Status

   

0.001

 Married/Cohabiting

564 (69.98%)

161 (68.80%)

725 (69.71%)

 

 Single/Divorced

165 (20.47%)

21 (8.97%)

186 (17.88%)

 

COVID vaccinated

   

0.077

 No

800 (99.26%)

229 (97.86%)

1029 (98.94%)

 

 Yes

6 (0.74%)

5 (2.14%)

11 (1.06%)

 

Highest Level of Education

   

0.639

 None

75 (9.31%)

11 (4.70%)

86 (8.27%)

 

 Primary

67 (8.31%)

11 (4.70%)

78 (7.50%)

 

 Secondary

94 (11.66%)

10 (4.27%)

104 (10.00%)

 

 Tertiary

202 (25.06%)

22 (9.40%)

224 (21.54%)

 

HIV

   

0.229

 No

781 (96.90%)

223 (95.30%)

1004 (96.54%)

 

 Yes

25 (3.10%)

11 (4.70%)

36 (3.46%)

 

Hypertension

   

< 0.001

 No

607 (75.31%)

140 (59.83%)

747 (71.83%)

 

 Yes

199 (24.69%)

94 (40.17%)

293 (28.17%)

 

Diabetes Mellitus

   

< 0.001

 No

703 (87.22%)

172 (73.50%)

875 (84.13%)

 

 Yes

103 (12.78%)

62 (26.50%)

165 (15.87%)

 

COPD

   

0.999

 No

805 (99.88%)

234 (100.00%)

1039 (99.90%)

 

 Yes

1 (0.12%)

0 (0.00%)

1 (0.10%)

 

Tuberculosis

   

0.999

 No

786 (97.52%)

228 (97.44%)

1014 (97.50%)

 

 Yes

20 (2.48%)

6 (2.56%)

26 (2.50%)

 

Malaria

   

0.266

 No

748 (92.80%)

212 (90.60%)

960 (92.31%)

 

 Yes

58 (7.20%)

22 (9.40%)

80 (7.69%)

 

Covid-19 severity score at admission

   

< 0.001

 Mild

69 (8.56%)

5 (2.14%)

74 (7.12%)

 

 Moderate

402 (49.88%)

38 (16.24%)

440 (42.31%)

 

 Severe

326 (40.45%)

158 (67.52%)

484 (46.54%)

 

 Critical

7 (0.87%)

33 (14.10%)

40 (3.85%)

 
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