Table 3: Comorbidities in the two studied groups.

 

Simultaneous (n= 20)

Staged (n= 20)

χ2 value

P value

No

2 (10.0%)

8 (40.0%)

4.800

0.028

Yes

18 (90.0%)

12 (60.0%)

HTN

16 (80.0%)

10 (50.0%)

3.956

0.047

DM

8 (40.0%)

6 (30.0%)

0.440

0.507

Asthma

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1.026

0.311

Hyperthyroidism

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%)

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Hypothyroidism

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%)

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COPD

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1.026

0.311

CHB

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%)

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Hemorroid

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1.026

0.311

Renal impairment/ impairment

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%)

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Old CVA

1 (5.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1.026

0.311

Prostatic hypertrophy

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1.026

0.311

Data are expressed as number (%).
χ2= Chi square test.
p> 0.05= not significant.
p≤ 0.05= significant.