ABSTRACT
A quantitative, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional investigation was carried out in adults admitted to the Alfredo Noboa Montenegro General Hospital, in Guaranda, Ecuador, from the 1st. from July to September 30, 2020. A clinical and severity characterization of hospitalized adults with COVID-19 was carried out. It was found that in the case of presenting cardiometabolic disease, the probability of presenting severity indicators is increased (p < 0.05). Presenting other associated diseases (not cardiometabolic) also increased the probability of presenting severity indicators with a significance level of 5%, as well as suffering from bronchial asthma (p < 0.05 for both characteristics);In the case of smoking, only the increase in the probability of hospital admission, pneumonia and death was statistically significant (p < 0.05 for the three variables). The results of this study can be used to identify risk factors associated with a poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19 in Ecuador and help develop preventive measures to reduce the burden of the disease and devise strategies for case management.