Variables

Serum cortisol nmol/l

(mean ± SD)

P value

Characteristics

Sex

0.005

Female

235.68 ± 98.74

Male

313.67 ± 139.55

Age

0.002

≤ 40 years

232.81 ± 105.01

≥ 40 years

317.79 ± 134.61

RT-PCR

279.55 ± 128.68

Comorbidities

Diabetes mellitus

305.35 ± 172.11

0.685

Hypertension

282.20 ± 165.80

0.959

Obesity

292.56 ± 145.36

0.864

Cardiovascular disease

313.02 ± 165.39

0.555

Symptoms

Fever

274.88 ± 130.95

0.772

Asthenia

281.06 ± 133.84

0.908

Rhinorrhoea

234.48 ± 108.63

0.150

Cough

281.51 ± 138.43

0.859

Dyspnoea

232.65 ± 85.56

0.054

Diarrhoea

262.39 ± 125.30

0.830

Symptoms

0.274

≤ 3 symptoms

284.14 ± 129.10

> 3 symptoms

222.95 ± 118.87

Duration of symptoms

0.458

≤ 5 days

293.29 ± 115.21

> 5 days

269.24 ± 142.26

Oxygentherapy

316.03 ± 157.28

0.439