Table 5

- Medical history associated with readmission of COVID-19 cases after hospital discharge (N=237).

Medical historyHospital readmissionP-value*
No
n=223
Yes
n=14
Diabetes mellitus (n=231)
No107 (97.3)3 (2.7)0.299
Yes115 (95.0)6 (5.0)
Hypertension (n=229)
No113 (96.6)4 (3.4)0.615
Yes108 (96.4)4 (3.6)
Sickle cell disease (n=228)
No220 (96.9)7 (3.1)0.969
Yes1 (100)0 (0.0)
Chronic lung diseases (n=228)
No197 (96.6)7 (3.4)0.454
Yes24 (100)0 (0.0)
Heart diseases (n=228)
No194 (97.5)5 (2.5)0.219
Yes27 (93.1)2 (6.9)
Immune compromised (n=229)
No217 (96.9)7 (3.1)0.855
Yes5 (100)0 (0.0)
Cancer (n = 229)
No220 (96.9)7 (3.1)0.940
Yes2 (100)0 (0.0)
Kidney diseases (n=229)
No199 (97.1)6 (2.9)0.544
Yes23 (95.8)1 (4.2)
Rheumatic diseases (n=185)
No178 (97.3)5 (2.7)0.064
Yes1 (50.0)1 (50.0)
Cerebrovascular accident (n=77)
No67 (98.5)1 (1.5)0.035
Yes7 (77.8)2 (22.2)
Renal transplant (n=229)
No218 (96.9)7 (3.1)0.882
Yes4 (100)0 (0.0)
  • * Fischer exact test

  • Difference due to missing values