Prognostic impact of right ventricular dilatation and echocardiography use criteria in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2026; 16(3): 117845
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.117845

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 patients, n (%)/median (25^th-75^th percentiles)

Variable	Total (n = 149)	ICU patients (n = 75)	Non-ICU patients (n = 74)	P value
Age (years)	66 (56-73)	66 (56-73)	64 (54-72)	0.450
Male sex	79 (53.0)	42 (56.0)	37 (50.0)	0.460
Body mass index (kg/m²)	26.8 (24-30)	27.2 (24-31)	26.4 (23-29)	0.310
Comorbidities
Hypertension	65 (43.6)	35 (46.7)	30 (40.5)	0.450
Obesity	37 (25.0)	21 (28.0)	16 (21.6)	0.370
Diabetes mellitus	31 (20.8)	18 (24.0)	13 (17.6)	0.340
Hypothyroidism	23 (15.4)	12 (16.0)	11 (14.9)	0.850
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15 (10.1)	9 (12.0)	6 (8.1)	0.430
Smoking history	12 (8.1)	7 (9.3)	5 (6.8)	0.570
Chronic kidney disease	8 (5.4)	5 (6.7)	3 (4.1)	0.480
Ischemic heart disease	10 (6.7)	6 (8.0)	4 (5.4)	0.530
Heart failure (previous)	7 (4.7)	4 (5.3)	3 (4.1)	0.720

ICU: Intensive care unit.

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Citation: Méndez-Toro A, Rojas-Ruiz IT, Silva-DiazGranados LE, Ruano-Cadena A, Paz-Meneses MA, Novoa-Alvarez RA. Prognostic impact of right ventricular dilatation and echocardiography use criteria in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. World J Methodol 2026; 16(3): 117845
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.117845

Méndez-Toro A, Rojas-Ruiz IT, Silva-DiazGranados LE, Ruano-Cadena A, Paz-Meneses MA, Novoa-Alvarez RA. Prognostic impact of right ventricular dilatation and echocardiography use criteria in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. World J Methodol 2026; 16(3): 117845 [DOI: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.117845]

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