Research Article

Impact of Ethnicity and Underlying Comorbidity on COVID-19 Inhospital Mortality: An Observational Study in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Table 1

Comorbidities in surviving and deceased patients. Percentage indicated in relation to total group within individual comorbidity.

ComorbidityY/N (number in subcategory)Survived (% within subcategory)Died (%)Univariate value

ObesityN (766)694 (90)72 (9.4)0.11
Y (216)187 (87)29 (13)
Unknown (93)930

DiabetesN (741)690 (93)51 (7)<0.001
Y (334)284 (85)50 (15)

HypertensionN (820)760 (93)60 (7)<0.001
Y (255)214 (84)41(16)

Cardiovascular diseaseN (988)905 (92)83 (8)<0.01
Y (87)69 (79)18 (21)

COPDN (1073)972 (91)101 (9)>0.5
Y (2)2 (100)0 (0)

AsthmaN (1045)946 (91)99 (9)>0.5
Y (30)28 (93)2 (7)

Chronic renal diseaseN (1026)937 (91)89 (9)<0.01
Y (49)37 (76)12 (24)

Liver diseaseN (1071)972 (91)99 (9)<0.0
Y (4)2 (50)2 (50)

MalignancyN(1057)962 (91)95 (9)<0.01
Y (18)12 (67)6 (33)