Total

(n = 98)

Moderate cases

(n = 76)

Severe cases

(n = 22)

P Value

Age, mean ± Std.Error, y

45.8 ± 1.4

43.1 ± 1.5

55.1 ± 2.2

0.000

Sex

Male, n (%)

58 (59.2)

45 (60)

12 (54.5)

0.65

Body weight, median (IQR), kg

65 (16.5)

65 (15.5)

70 (17.0)

0.13

Comorbidities

Hypertension, n (%)

13 (13.3)

7 (9.2)

6 (27.3)

0.065

Diabetes, n (%)

6 (6.1)

3 (3.9)

3 (13.6)

0.24

Malignancy, n (%)

4 (4.1)

3 (3.9)

1 (4.5)

1.000

Chronic liver disease, n (%)

3 (3.1)

3 (3.9)

0 (0)

1.0

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

2 (2.0)

1 (1.3)

1 (4.5)

0.40

Hypothyroidism, n (%)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1.0

Syphilis, n (%)

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

1 (4.5)

0.22

Chronic bronchitis, n (%)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1.0

Gout, n (%)

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

1 (4.5)

0.22

Pregnancy, n (%)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1.0