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

Forest 2021.

Study characteristics
Notes English title
De novo renal failure and clinical outcomes of patients with critical coronavirus disease 2019
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)
single centres/clinics/areas within a country
Number of centres/clinics/areas
NR
Study setting
inpatient
Number of participants recruited
330
Sampling method
consecutive participants
Participants
Female participants
(absolute number), 130
Age measure, value
not reported
Inclusion criteria
>= 18 years old, RT‐PCR+, endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation upon initial presentation or during inpatient hospitalisation, history of ESRD
Exclusion criteria
Patients who expired in the emergency department without planned hospital admission
Smoking
NR
Diabetes
(absolute number), 194
Hypertension
(absolute number), 224
Cardiovascular diseases
(absolute number), 55
Please indicate if additional information is available 
CAD 55, CHF 55
Asthma
(absolute number), 83
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(absolute number), 83
Other pulmonary diseases
(unspecified)
Please indicate if additional information is available 
NR
Immunosuppression
(unspecified)
Please indicate if additional information is available
HIV 10
Chronic kidney disease
(absolute number), 81
Cancer
(unspecified)
Steroid administration
(unspecified),
Supplemental oxygen
(unspecified)
Differential values for various oxygenation methods (if indicated)
NR
Other treatment
NR
Dose if applicable
NR
Duration if applicable
NR
Percentage received this treatment
NR
Prognostic factor(s)
Study’s definition for obesity
BMI greater than or equal to 30
The time when obesity has been measured
unspecified
Main variable used for determination of obesity
BMI
Threshold used for definition of obesity 
30
Measure of frequency
unspecified
Frequency value
NR
How many eligible outcomes reported?
1
How many eligible outcomes reported?
1
Outcome(s)
mortality
Outcome (prognostic factor)
mortality (BMI >= 30)
Outcome
mortality
Prognostic factor (category): 
BMI >= 30
Follow‐up
Number of patients followed completely for this outcome 
330
Number of obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
unspecified
Number of non‐obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
unspecified
Univariable (unadjusted) analysis for obesity
Effect measure for obesity
NR
Effect measure value (95% CI)
NR
Multivariable (adjusted) analysis for obesity
Modelling method
logistic regression
The set of prognostic factors used for adjustment
Age (60 years old cut‐point), CVD, CKD, COPD or asthma, DM, HTN, race, renal replacement therapy, sex
Effect measure for obesity
NR
Effect measure value (95% CI)
2.138 (1.039, 4.399)
 
Item Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Study Participation Yes Appendix 3
Study Attrition
Mortality Yes Appendix 3
Prognostic Factor Measurement Yes Appendix 3
Outcome Measurement
Mortality Yes Appendix 3
Confounding Bias
Mortality Yes Appendix 3
Statistical Analysis Bias Yes Appendix 3