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

Muñoz‐Rodríguez 2021.

Study characteristics
Notes English title
Characteristics and risk factors associated with mortality in a multicenter Spanish cohort of patients with COVID‐19 pneumonia
Study setting
Start of study recruitment (MM/YYYY)
02/2020
End of study recruitment (MM/YYYY)
05/2020
Study design
prospective cohort
Study centre(s)
multiple centres/clinics/areas within a country
Number of centres/clinics/areas
14
Study setting
outpatient and inpatient
Number of participants recruited
12,126
Sampling method
consecutive participants
Participants
Female participants
(absolute number), 5667
Age measure, value
mean (standard deviation), 66.4 (17.3)
Inclusion criteria
Participants were adult patients (> 18 years old) transferred between hospitals or attended in the referral hospital, meeting one or more laboratory criteria and/or one or more clinical criteria of suspected COVID‐19.
Exclusion criteria
Non‐criteria inclusion for patients, subsequent admissions, transfers or duplicates for the same patient, and paediatric patient (< 18 years old) were excluded in our study.
Smoking
NR
Diabetes
NR
Hypertension
(absolute number), 6276
Cardiovascular diseases
(absolute number), 3006
Please indicate if additional information is available 
with respect to cardiac pathology
Asthma
NR
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
NR
Other pulmonary diseases
(absolute number), 2735
Please indicate if additional information is available 
with respect to respiratory pathology
Immunosuppression
NR
Please indicate if additional information is available
NR
Chronic kidney disease
NR
Cancer
NR
Steroid administration
(absolute number), 4785
Supplemental oxygen
(absolute number), 1294
Differential values for various oxygenation methods (if indicated)
Invasive ventilation = 530, non‐invasive ventilation = 764
Other treatment
absolute number
Dose if applicable
Antiretroviral treatment included 100 mg lopinavir/25 mg ritonavir, 200 mg emtricitabine/245 mg tenofovir disoproxil or 800 mg darunavir/150 mg cobicistat
Duration if applicable
NR
Percentage received this treatment
in absolute number, antiretroviral treatment = 3337; chloroquine = 7910; interferon B‐1b = 292; azithromycin = 7741; tocilizumab = 370
Prognostic factor(s)
Study’s definition for obesity
NR
The time when obesity has been measured
unspecified
Main variable used for determination of obesity
other (please specify)
Threshold used for definition of obesity 
NR
Measure of frequency
absolute number
Frequency value
2100
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 
12,126
Number of obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
2100
Number of non‐obese patients followed completely for this outcome 
9086
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
sex, age, HBP, cardiac pathology, respiratory pathology, obesity, symptoms, clinical features, treatment
Effect measure for obesity
odds ratio 
Effect measure value (95% CI)
1.3 (1.1, 1.5)
 
Item Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Study Participation Yes 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 Unclear Appendix 3