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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and mineral intakes in COVID-19 hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients

From: Dietary mineral intakes predict Coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence and hospitalization in older adults

 

Hospitalization positive (N = 17)

Hospitalization negative (N = 176)

p-value

Age, year

61(56,63)a

58(56,62)

0.50

Sex

 Female, n (%)

6 (31.1%)

89 (46.1%)

0.22

Calcium, mg/day

878.9 (513.2, 1110.2)

852.03 (624.02,1022.8)

0.99

Magnesium, mg/day

204.42 ± 87.401

242.64 ± 98.90

0.21

Phosphorus, mg/day

1292.9 ± 436.67b

1334.3 ± 348.02

0.42

Iron, mg/day

7.827 ± 3.31

9.206 ± 4.63

0.09

Zinc, mg/day

7.84 (6.26,9.04)

9.37(7.33,10.84)

0.04

Iodine, μg/day

131.92 ± 78.32

113.90 ± 82.88

0.50

Potassium, mg/day

2380.7 ± 818.65

2821.3 ± 1127.97

0.10

Manganese, mg/day

3.41 ± 0.99

4.01 ± 1.81

0.09

Selenium, μg/day

31.40 (17.45,40.13)

31.06 (23.01,41.74)

0.62

Chloride, mg/day

2707 (2041.4,4373.7)

2874(1397,4068)

0.53

Sodium, mg/day

2227 (1776,2707)

2444(1376,3077)

0.94

Copper, mg/day

1.615 (1.44,1.92)

1.78 (1.57,2.02)

0.29

  1. aMedian(1st, 3st)
  2. bMean ± SD