Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Characteristics

Values

 Age in years, median (minimum-maximum)

53 (18–82)

 Men, number (%)

142 (60)

 Women, number (%)

95 (40)

 SBP in mm Hg, mean (standard deviation)

127.36 (32.59)

 DBP in mm Hg, mean (standard deviation)

79.12 (19.46)

 Heart rate in beats/min, mean (standard deviation)

105.78 (22.31)

 Respiratory rate in-breath/min, mean (standard deviation)

26.21 (4.61)

 Body temperature in °F, mean (standard deviation)

99.05 (0.81)

 Oxygen saturation in %, mean (standard deviation)

83 (15)

 Patients with sinus rhythm, number (%)

215 (91)

Comorbidities

Number (%)

 None

101(43.9)

 Coronary artery disease

15 (6.33)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

13 (5.49)

 Bronchial asthma

1 (0.42)

 Diabetes mellitus

64 (27)

 Hypertension

73 (30.80)

 Chronic kidney disease

13 (5.49)

 Malignancy

8 (3.38)

 HIV

1 (0.42)

 Interstitial lung disease

1(0.42)

 Tuberculosis

4 (1.69)

 Chronic liver disease

1 (0.42)

 Hypothyroidism

7 (2.95)