Table 1: Distribution of patients with COVID-19 according to their epidemiological characteristics in the ETC at the Military Principal Hospital of Dakar, Senegal, 2020 (N = 238).
Variables |
Frequency (n) |
Percentages (%) |
Group of ages (years) |
|
|
[16-45] |
87 |
36.6 |
[45-65] |
82 |
34.5 |
≥ 65 |
69 |
28.9 |
Gender |
|
|
Female |
100 |
42 |
Male |
138 |
58 |
Marital status |
|
|
Single |
38 |
16 |
Married |
179 |
75.2 |
Widowed |
12 |
5 |
Divorced |
9 |
3.8 |
Nationalities |
|
|
Senegalese |
226 |
95 |
Lebanese-Senegalese |
7 |
2.9 |
Others |
5 |
2.1 |
Smokers |
|
|
None |
221 |
92.9 |
Current |
4 |
1.6 |
Famer |
13 |
5.5 |
Comorbidities |
126 |
52.9 |
High blood pressure |
64 |
26.9 |
Heat disease |
8 |
3.4 |
Diabetes mellitus |
59 |
24.8 |
Asthma |
16 |
6.7 |
COPD* |
2 |
0.8 |
Chronic kidney disease |
2 |
0.8 |
Obesity |
5 |
2.1 |
*Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease