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. 2023 May 24;2023(5):CD015201. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015201

Escalera 2020.

Study characteristics
Notes English title
Risk factors for mortality in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in Bolivia: an analysis of the first 107 confirmed cases
Study setting
Start of study recruitment (MM/YYYY)
03/2020
End of study recruitment (MM/YYYY)
03/2020
Study design
retrospective cohort
Study centre(s)
multiple centres/clinics/areas within a country
Number of centres/clinics/areas
unspecified
Study setting
outpatient and inpatient
Number of participants recruited
107
Sampling method
consecutive participants
Participants
Female participants
(absolute number), 52
Age measure, value
median (standard deviation), 43.9 (17.6)
Inclusion criteria
unspecified
Exclusion criteria
unspecified
Smoking
NR
Diabetes
(absolute number), 5
Hypertension
(absolute number), 10
Cardiovascular diseases
(absolute number), 2
Please indicate if additional information is available 
CHF
Asthma
(unspecified)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(unspecified)
Other pulmonary diseases
(unspecified)
Please indicate if additional information is available 
NR
Immunosuppression
(unspecified),
Please indicate if additional information is available
NR
Chronic kidney disease
(unspecified)
Cancer
(unspecified)
Steroid administration
(unspecified)
Supplemental oxygen
(unspecified)
Differential values for various oxygenation methods (if indicated)
NR
Other treatment
unspecified
Dose if applicable
NR
Duration if applicable
NR
Percentage received this treatment
NR
Prognostic factor(s)
Study’s definition for obesity
unspecified
The time when obesity has been measured
unspecified
Main variable used for determination of obesity
other (please specify)
Threshold used for definition of obesity 
unspecified
Measure of frequency
absolute number
Frequency value
6
How many eligible outcomes reported?
1
How many eligible outcomes reported?
1
Outcome(s)
mortality
Outcome (prognostic factor)
mortality (obesity)
Outcome
mortality
Prognostic factor (category): 
obesity
Follow‐up
Number of patients followed completely for this outcome 
107
Number of obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
6
Number of non‐obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
101
Univariable (unadjusted) analysis for obesity
Effect measure for obesity
odds ratio 
Effect measure value (95% CI)
12.125 (1.69, 86.948)
Multivariable (adjusted) analysis for obesity
Modelling method
other (please specify)
The set of prognostic factors used for adjustment
unclear
Effect measure for obesity
odds ratio 
Effect measure value (95% CI)
unspecified
 
Item Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Study Participation No Appendix 3
Study Attrition
Mortality Yes Appendix 3
Prognostic Factor Measurement No Appendix 3
Outcome Measurement
Mortality Yes Appendix 3
Confounding Bias
Mortality No Appendix 3
Statistical Analysis Bias No Appendix 3