Characteristic COVID-19 (n=30) Healthy Controls (n=20) P-value
Age (years) 40.6+12.4 39.2+5.3 0.14
Male sex 18 (60%) 14 (46.7%) 0.52
Comorbidities Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Bronchial Asthma 2 (6.6%) 6 (20%) 1 (3.3%) - - -
Durations of symptoms (days) 5.2 + 1.7 -
Duration of hospitalization (days) 12.5+7.9 -
Heart Rate (per minute) 86.5+13.8 87.7+8.5 0.73
Symptoms on admission Fever Cough Dyspnoea Sore throat Chest pain Fatigue Loss of smell Loss of taste Headache 24 (80%) 18 (60%) 17 (56.7%) 5 (16.7%) 4 (13.3%) 8 (26.6%) 2 (6.6%) 3 (10%) 2 (6.6%) - - - - - - - - -
Post COVID-19 symptoms Chest Pain Palpitations Dyspnoea Fatigue Dizziness 18 (60%) 5 (16.7%) 8 (26.6%) 1 (3.3%) 2 (6.6%) - - - - -
Severity of COVID-19 illness Mild Moderate Severe 11 (36.7%) 6 (20%) 13 (43.3%) - - -
Laboratory parameters
Haemoglobin (gm%) 12.54+2.03 -
TLC (per mm3) 8510.33+3328.29 -
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 0.65+0.12 -
D-dimer (µg/L) 566.47+444.47 -
CRP (mg/L) 40.09+46.42 -
IL-6 (pg/ml) 9.70+11.44 -
Ferritin (µg/L) 534.52+362.81 -
LDH (U/L) 444.43+191.81 -