Review Article

Relationship among Dietary Intake of Vitamin E, Lipid Peroxidation Markers, and C-Reactive Protein in Flu-Like Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19

Table 3

Mean values and standard deviations of anthropometric parameters of patients with symptoms of flu syndrome assisted in basic health units with positive diagnosis for COVID-19 through RT-PCR; Teresina, Piauí, 2021.

VariablesMean ± SD (n = 121)N (%)p

Body weight (kg)75.30 ± 17.53
Height (m)1.66 ± 0.98
BMI (kg/m2)26.91 ± 5.88
WC (cm)89.22 ± 14.78
Male
 No risk37 (56.1)0.008
 High risk16 (24.2)
 Very high risk13 (19.7)
Female
 No risk19 (34.5)
 High risk11 (20.0)
 Very high risk25 (45.5)

Note. Chi-square test; SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference.