Association between demographic characteristics and clinical manifestations in patients with Covid-19

Objective: To determine the association of clinical presentation of covid-19 in different age groups, gender and professions. Methodology: This cross sectional study included 236 participants aged between 15 - 70 years who were positive for Covid-19 PCR test. Those who were reluctant to participate were excluded. We used a self-administered questionnaire comprising questions regarding demographic details (age, gender, socioeconomic status, marital status & profession), as well as clinical symptoms. The data were analysed using through SPSS version 20. Results: Among 236 participants, 153 (64.8%) were male and 83 (35.2%) were female with mean age of 35.68 +/- 13.7 years. Fever was significant in 126 (82.4%) males (p = 0.005). Between genders, more males didnot have abdominal discomfort which was also significant (p = 0.034). Significant association was found with ventilated environment (p = 0.044 and 0.000) with age and profession, respectively. Patients infected from family members were found significant with gender and profession at p-value of 0.039 and 0.000. Those infected at workplace were found significant with age and profession with p-value of 0.046 and 0.021. Conclusion: Association of age with ventilated environment displayed positive relation, whereas those working in health care sector and those employed privately showed remarkable increase in infection cases.