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Table 2 Comparison of sociodemographic data and comorbidities between COVID-19 patients with and without CMV or EBV coinfection (n = 110)

From: Epstein–Barr virus and cytomegalovirus coinfection in Egyptian COVID-19 patients

 

Either CMV or EBV

P

Negative (n = 100)

Positive (n = 10)

N

%

N

%

Age

 Less than or equal 60 years

60

60.0%

6

60.0%

1.000

 More than 60 years

40

40.0%

4

40.0%

Gender

 Male

50

50.0%

6

60.0%

.742

 Female

50

50.0%

4

40.0%

Special habits

 No special habits

95

95.0%

9

90.0%

.151

 Smoking

5

5.0%

0

0.0%

 Smoking, alcoholic, and addiction

0

0.0%

1

10.0%

No comorbidities

 No

54

54.0%

7

70.0%

.507

 Yes

46

46.0%

3

30.0%

DM

 No

62

62.0%

5

50.0%

.509

 Yes

38

38.0%

5

50.0%

HTN

 No

64

64.0%

5

50.0%

.496

 Yes

36

36.0%

5

50.0%

IHD

 No

92

92.0%

9

90.0%

.590

 Yes

8

8.0%

1

10.0%

BA and COPD

 No

96

96.0%

10

100.0%

1.000

 Yes

4

4.0%

0

0.0%

Cardiomyopathy and HF

 No

98

98.0%

9

90.0%

.251

 Yes

2

2.0%

1

10.0%

kidney disease

 No

99

99.0%

8

80.0%

.021*

 Yes

1

1.0%

2

20.0%

Others

 No

97

97.0%

9

90.0%

.321

 Yes

3

3.0%

1

10.0%

No comorbidities

 No

54

54.0%

7

70.0%

.507

 Yes

3

3.0%

1

10.0%

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, IHD ischemic heart disease, BA bronchial asthma, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HF heart failure
  2. Fisher’s exact test was used; (*) P value (≤ 0.05) is considered statistically significant
  3. Othersincludes old poliomyelitis, myasthenia gravis, leukemia, cancer prostate, and pressure ulcer grade II