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| Total N (%) | Not admitted N (%) | Admitted N (%) | p values |
| Age groups | ||||
| 0 - 20 Years | 948 (8.1) | 934 (98.5) | 14 (1.5) | <0.01 |
| 21 - 40 Years | 7343 (63.0) | 7000 (95.3) | 343 (4.7) | |
| 41 - 60 Years | 2982 (25.6) | 2666 (89.4) | 316 (10.6) | |
| >60 Years | 375 (3.2) | 237 (63.2) | 138 (36.8) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 9862 (84.7) | 9203 (93.3) | 659 (6.7) | <0.01 |
| Females | 1786 (15.3) | 1634 (91.5) | 152 (8.5) | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Omani | 3017 (25.9) | 2749 (91.1) | 268 (8.9) | <0.01 |
| Expatriates | 8631 (74.1) | 8088 (93.7) | 543 (6.3) | |
| Symptoms* | ||||
| Fever present | 5394 (46.3) | 4903 (90.9) | 491 (9.1) | <0.01 |
| Fever absent | 6254 (53.7) | 5934 (94.9) | 320 (5.1) | |
| Cough present | 3438 (29.5) | 3064 (89.1) | 374 (10.9) | <0.01 |
| Cough absent | 8210 (70.5) | 7773 (94.7) | 437 (5.3) | |
| Breathlessness | 507 (4.4) | 317 (62.5) | 190 (37.5) | <0.01 |
| No Breathlessness | 11,141 (95.6) | 10,520 (94.4) | 621 (5.6) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Diabetes-Yes | 572 (4.9) | 407 (71.2) | 165 (28.8) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes-No | 11,076 (95.1) | 10,430 (94.2) | 646 (5.8) | |
| Hypertension-Yes | 534 (4.6) | 373 (69.9) | 161 (30.1) | <0.01 |
| Hypertension-No | 11,114 (95.4) | 10,464 (94.2) | 650 (5.8) | |
| Risk factors** | ||||
| Smoking-Yes | 530 (4.6) | 492 (92.8) | 38 (7.2) | 0.84 |
| Smoking-No | 11,118 (95.4) | 10,345 (93.0) | 773 (7.0) | |
| Alcohol use-Yes | 88 (0.8) | 77 (87.5) | 11 (12.5) | 0.04 |
| Alcohol use-No | 11,560 (99.2) | 10,760 (93.1) | 800 (6.9) | |
| Obesity | 84 (0.7) | 60 (71.4) | 24 (28.6) | <0.01 |
| No Obesity | 11,564 (99.3) | 10,777 (93.2) | 787 (6.8) | |
| Duration of illness (Median & Inter quartile range) | ||||
| Omani | 5 (IQR 3 - 8) | 5 (IQR 3 - 8) | 11 (IQR 6 - 20) |
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| Expatriates | 3 (IQR 1 - 6) | 3 (IQR 1 - 6) | 6 (IQR 2 - 10) |
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