Baseline characteristics in the suspected COVID-19 group and non-COVID-19 group (n = 301)
| Characteristics | Suspected COVID-19 group (n = 179) | Non-COVID-19 group (n = 122) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | 0.296 | ||
| Males | 62 (35) | 50 (41) | |
| Females | 117 (65) | 72 (59) | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 47.3 (12.9) | 48.6 (13.2) | 0.388 |
| BMI,a n (%) | 0.564 | ||
| Normal weight | 82 (55) | 62 (59) | |
| Overweight/obese | 66 (45) | 43 (41) | |
| Education,a n (%) | |||
| High | 95 (62) | 68 (63) | 0.730 |
| Moderate | 42 (27) | 26 (24) | |
| Low | 16 (11) | 14 (13) | |
| Marital status,a n (%) | 0.546 | ||
| Partner currently | 120 (78) | 88 (81) | |
| No partner currently | 33 (22) | 20 (19) | |
| Smoking,a, n (%) | 0.928 | ||
| No or quit before 2015 | 111 (85) | 79 (85) | |
| Yes or quit since 2015 | 19 (15) | 14 (15) | |
| Alcohol use,a n (%) | 0.069 | ||
| No (or quit before 2015) | 24 (18) | 9 (10) | |
| Yes (or quit since 2015) | 106 (82) | 84 (90) | |
| Number of chronic comorbidities,n (%) | 0.060 | ||
| None | 28 (16) | 12 (10) | |
| One | 29 (16) | 32 (26) | |
| >1 | 122 (68) | 78 (64) | |
| Frequency of GP contact, n (%) | 0.723 | ||
| <13 | 141 (79) | 94 (77) | |
| ≥13 | 38 (21) | 28 (23) | |
| Number of medications, n (%) | 0.340 | ||
| <5 | 137 (77) | 99 (81) | |
| ≥5 | 42 (23) | 23 (19) | |
| Neuroticism,a mean (SD) | 3.6 (3.5) | 3.3 (3.4) | 0.434 |
| Life events (last 12 months),a mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.4) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.074 |
| Life events (earlier),a mean (SD) | 3.7 (2.5) | 3.5 (2.5) | 0.662 |
| Resilience,a mean (SD) | 69.5 (13.6) | 70.8 (12.9) | 0.441 |
| Perceived personalised care from GP,a mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.5) | 0.151 |
↵a For the suspected COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups, there were missing data for BMI (n = 31 and 17), education (n = 26 and 14), marital status (n = 26 and 14), smoking (n = 49 and 29), alcohol use (n = 49 and 29), neuroticism (n = 35 and 22), life events (n = 38 and 25), resilience (n = 36 and 22), and for perceived personalised care from GP (n = 40 and 26). BMI = body mass index. SD = standard deviation.