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Table 1 General characteristics

From: Comparison of lifestyle, cognitive function, mental health, and quality of life between hospitalized older adults with COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

 

Classification

COVID Group (N = 111)

non-COVID Group (N = 189)

p

Sex, n (%)

Male

39(35.14)

92(48.68)

0.022*

Female

72(64.86)

97(51.32)

Age (year), M (SD)

68.63(7.87)

61.41(5.80)

< 0.0001**

Education (year), n (%)

Under middle school

76(68.47)

6(3.18)

< 0.0001**

High school

22(19.82)

54(28.57)

Over college

13(11.71)

129(68.25)

Work, n (%)

Yes

62(55.86)

108(57.14)

< 0.0001**

No

38(34.23)

97(42.86)

No response

11(9.91)

0(00.00)

Underlying disease, n (%)

Hypertension

49(44.14)

67(35.45)

0.135

Diabetes

27(24.32)

20(10.58)

0.002*

Hyperlipidemia

34(30.63)

20(10.58)

< 0.0001**

Cerebrovascular disease

8(7.21)

0(00.00)

+0.0003**

Cardiovascular disease

20(18.02)

4(2.12)

< 0.001**

  1. COVID Group = Older adults infected with COVID-19; UNCOVID Group = Older adults not infected with COVID-19; M = Mean; SD = Standard deviation
  2. Independent t-tests, chi-squared tests, and two-tailed Fisher’s exact tests were performed
  3. + = Fisher’s extract
  4. *p <.05, **p <.001