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Table 3 Medical sociodemographic characteristics of patients at admission

From: Corticosteroid and antibiotic use in hospitalized patients in Lebanon with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Variable

n (%)

Heart failure

24 (9.2%)

Hypertension

115 (44.23%)

Anxiety and depression

9 (3.4%)

Chronic heart disease

62 (23.8%)

Obesity

2 (0.7%)

Diabetes

73 (28.07%)

Chronic kidney disease

30 (11.5%)

A patient infected with SARS-COV 2

Yes

79 (30.4%)

No

181 (69.6%)

Oxygen saturation

 < 88%

117 (45%)

 > 92%

67 (25.7%)

88–92%

76 (29.2%)

White BLOOD CELLS (Cells/l)

 < 4.5 × 109

25 (8.87%)

 > 11 × 109

93 (36.29%)

4.5 to 11 × 109

142 (56.04%)

Neutrophils (neutrophils/microlite)

 < 2500

19 (9.6%)

 > 7000

153 (58.8%)

2500–7000

88 (33.8%)

C-reactive protein value

 < 20 mg/l

76 (29.2%)

 > 40 mg/l

123 (47.3%)

20–40 mg/l

61 (23.4%)

Temperature

 < 37

127 (48.8%)

37–38

119 (45.7%)

38–39

8 (3%)

 > 39

6 (2.3%)