The Relation between ACE Gene Polymorphism and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Table 3

The baseline data.

Variable		COVID-19 group, N = 45	Control group, N = 45	value
Age^a (years)		63 (53–68)	61 (54–67)	0.897
Gender (female)^c		21 (47)	22 (49)	1.00
Comorbidities^c	(i) DM	16 (36)	12 (27)	0.495
	(ii) Malignancy	3 (7)	5 (11)	0.714
	(iii) Cardiovascular diseases	4 (9)	6 (13)	0.739
Laboratory data	Lymphocytic count^b (μl)	1.16 ± 0.49
	CRP^a (mg/L)	37 (24–68)
	D-dimer^a (mg/L)	0.68 (0.38–1.08)
Oxygen saturation^b (%)		81.2 ± 9.4

^aData were expressed as median and IQ. ^bData were expressed as mean ± SD. ^cData were expressed as n and %.