Research Article

Retrospective Study of Aging and Sex-Specific Risk Factors of COVID-19 with Hypertension in China

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of COVID-19 patients on admission.

Total (n = 543)Patients with hypertension (n = 91)Patients without hypertension (n = 452)p Value

Demographics
Age, years47.00 (34.00–57.00)47.00 (30.00–57.00)47.00 (35.00–57.00)0.633
 >6099 (18.23%)17 (18.68%)82 (18.14%)0.903
 ≤60444 (81.77%)74 (81.32%)370 (81.86%)
Sex
 Male267 (49.17%)40 (43.96%)227 (50.22%)0.276
 Female276 (50.83%)51 (56.04%)225 (49.78%)
Disease severity
 Mild67 (12.34%)16 (17.58%)51 (11.28%)0.102
 General423 (77.90%)68 (74.73%)355 (78.54%)
 Severe53 (9.76%)7 (7.69%)46 (10.18%)
Comorbidity
 Diabetes46 (8.47%)18 (19.78%)28 (6.19%)<0.001
 Coronary heart disease15 (2.76%)9 (9.89%)6 (1.32%)<0.001
 Cerebral vascular disease9 (1.66%)4 (4.40%)5 (1.11%)0.025
Common Symptoms
 Cough273 (50.28%)53 (58.24%)220 (48.67%)0.096
 Fever221 (40.70%)39 (42.86%)182 (40.27%)0.646
 Dry cough173 (31.86%)30 (32.97%)143 (31.64%)0.804
Laboratory findings
Lymphocyte count, ×109/per L1.38 (0.95-1.80)1.37 (0.96-1.78)1.50 (0.89-1.94)0.175
 <0.882 (15.10%)17 (18.68%)65 (14.38%)0.048
 0.8–4398 (73.30%)61 (67.03%)337 (74.56%)
 >47 (1.29%)3 (3.30%)4 (0.88%)
Neutrophil count, ×109/per L3.71 (2.78–5.31)3.66 (2.69–5.22)4.40 (3.00–6.19)0.234
 <1.835(6.45%)3 (3.30%)33 (7.30%)0.032
 1.8–6.3366 (67.40%)57 (62.64%)309 (68.36%)
 >6.376 (14.00%)18 (19.78%)58 (12.83%)
Basophil percentage, ×109/per L0.26 (0.10–0.40)0.22(0.13–0.36)0.25 (0.08–0.40)0.037
 <1401 (73.85%)73 (80.22%)328 (72.57%)0.005
 ≥15 (0.92%)0 (0%)5 (1.10%)
Hemoglobin, g/L134.00 (123.07–148.48)132.03 (123.11–147.15)135.78 (123.04–148.23)0.014
Urea/Creatinine61.63 (5.55–90.47)69.89 (38.16–96.09)44.14 (0.07–68.36)0.024
Cystatin C, mg/L0.94 (0.80–1.13)1.00 (0.33–1.23)0.93 (0.21–1.35)0.240
 <0.542 (0.37%)0 (0%)2 (0.44%)0.012
 0.54–1.5181 (33.33%)34 (37.36%)147 (32.52%)
 >1.511 (2.03%)0 (0%)11 (2.43%)
Glomerular filtration rate111.25 (102.37–120.79)110.31 (101.15–121.21)111.62 (103.73–119.71)0.759
 <906 (1.10%)0 (0%)6 (1.33%)0.013
 ≥9063 (11.60%)10 (10.99%)53 (11.73%)
Low-density lipoprotein, mmol/L2.40 (1.96–2.94)2.41 (1.99–3.01)2.40 (1.90–2.69)0.334
 <3.12190 (34.99%)42 (46.15%)148 (32.74%)0.027
 ≥3.1249 (9.02%)4 (4.40%)45 (9.96%)
Glucose, mmol/L5.56 (4.88–6.80)5.55 (4.99–6.79)5.62 (4.79–7.30)0.706
 <3.929 (1.66%)5 (5.49%)4 (0.88%)0.008
 3.92–6.16235 (43.28%)37 (40.66%)198 (43.81%)
 >6.16140 (25.78%)24 (26.37%)116 (25.66%)
Red blood cell distribution width SD, fL41.00 (38.30–44.00)41.88 (38.15–44.43)40.10 (38.50–41.75)0.037
 D-dimer, mg/L0.38 (0.22–0.77)0.38 (0.21–0.80)0.39 (0.26–0.66)0.368
 Oxygen saturation, %97.80 (96.00–99.00)96.30 (94.00–98.45)98.00 (96.00–99.00)0.246
Imaging features
One side ground-glass opacity98 (18.05%)18 (19.78%)80 (17.70%)0.021
Both sides ground-glass opacity345 (63.54%)57 (62.64%)288 (63.72%)0.039
 Consolidation12 (2.21%)0 (0%)12 (2.65%)<0.001
 Others40 (7.37%)5 (5.49%)35 (7.74%)0.053
 Normal48 (8.84%)11 (12.09%)37 (8.19%)0.001

Data are median (IQR), n (%), or n/N (%). p values were calculated by Mann-Whitney U test, χ² test, or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate.