Table 1 General characteristics and comorbidities of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19
Hospitalization | No | Yes | P |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 215 | N = 54 | ||
Female, n (%) | 196/214 (91.6) | 50/54 (92.6) | 0.810 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 51.9 (12.2) | 58.6 (10.6) | < 0.001b |
Profession | Â | Â | 0.904 |
 Customer Service n (%) | 32/211 (15.2) | 6/52 (11.5) |  |
 Health n (%) | 23/211 (10.9) | 5/52 (9.6) |  |
 Education n (%) | 17/211 (8.1) | 6/52 (11.5) |  |
 Housewife n (%) | 59/211 (28.0) | 15/52 (28.8) |  |
 Others n (%) | 80/211 (37.9) | 20/52 (38.5) |  |
Active work situation | 120/212 (56.6) | 25/54 (46.3) | 0.174 |
Comorbidities | 139/214 (65.0) | 46/54 (85.2) | 0.004 |
 Heart disease | 10/214 (4.7) | 7/54 (13.0) | 0.053a |
 Diabetes mellitus | 20/214 (9.3) | 11/54 (20.4) | 0.024 |
 Lung disease | 15/214 (7.0) | 2/54 (3.7) | 0.538a |
 Kidney disease | 4/214 (1.9) | 2/54 (3.7) | 0.348a |
 Systemic arterial hypertension | 82/214 (38.3) | 32/54 (59.3) | 0.005 |
 Obesity | 30/214 (14.0) | 12/54 (22.2) | 0.138 |
 Others | 73/214 (34.1) | 25/54 (46.3) | 0.097 |
 Number of comorbidities |  |  | 0.003 |
  None n (%) | 75/214 (35) | 8/54 (14.8) |  |
  1 comorbidity n (%) | 74/214 (34.6) | 18/54 (33.3) |  |
  2 or more comorbidities n (%) | 65/214 (30.4) | 28/54 (51.9) |  |
Smoking | 16/213 (7.5) | 2/54 (3.7) | 0.542a |