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. 2023 Nov 28;17(1):sfad283. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfad283

Table 3:

Univariate and multivariate associations between comorbidities, primary kidney diseases and COVID-19 outcomes in patients with CKD stage 3b–5 or dialysis.

Univariate Multivariate
Hospitalization or death before hospitalization Death Hospitalization or death before hospitalization Death
Characteristic OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
Age and sexa
 Age 1.00 (0.99–1.00) .15 1.04 (1.03–1.05) <.001 0.92 (0.79–1.07) .28 1.04 (1.03–1.05) <.001
 Women 0.88 (0.76–1.02) .10 0.81 (0.63–1.05) .11 0.90 (0.78–1.04) .17 0.86 (0.67–1.10) .23
CCI scorea
 Null Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 1–2 1.43 (1.12–1.83) .004 4.57 (2.26–9.14) <.001 1.47 (1.14–1.89) .003 3.56 (1.77–7.15) <.001
 3–4 1.68 (1.32–2.13) <.001 5.82 (2.93–11.54) <.001 1.73 (1.34–2.25) <.001 3.92 (1.95–7.87) <.001
 ≥5 2.13 (1.66–2.72) <.001 9.93 (5.02–19.63) <.001 2.22 (1.70–2.90) <.001 6.47 (3.22–12.98) <.001
Comorbiditiesb
 Coronary artery disease 1.47 (1.27–1.70) <.001 2.56 (2.02–3.23) <.001 1.44 (1.24–1.68) <.001 2.02 (1.59–2.57) <.001
 Congestive heart failure 1.45 (1.26–1.68) <.001 2.05 (1.62–2.59) <.001 1.38 (1.19–1.61) <.001 1.59 (1.25–2.02) <.001
 Peripheral vascular disease 1.29 (1.04–1.59) .02 1.84 (1.35–2.53) <.001 1.10 (0.88–1.37) .40 1.49 (1.08–2.06) .02
 Cerebrovascular disease 1.18 (0.99–1.40) .06 1.93 (1.49–2.50) <.001 1.15 (0.97–1.38) .12 1.60 (1.23–2.08) <.001
 Hemiplegia 1.02 (0.60–1.74) .94 1.65 (0.82–3.38) .17 0.93 (0.55–1.59) .80 1.62 (0.79–3.35) .19
 Dementia 1.39 (0.80–2.42) .25 3.04 (1.58–5.84) <.001 1.37 (0.79–2.41) .27 2.44 (1.26–4.71) .008
 Chronic pulmonary disease 1.39 (1.15–1.68) <.001 1.75 (1.30–2.34) <.001 1.36 (1.12–1.64) .002 1.59 (1.18–2.13) .002
 Diabetes without complications 1.53 (1.33–1.75) <.001 1.72 (1.36–2.17) <.001 1.48 (1.28–1.73) <.001 1.64 (1.30–2.08) <.001
 Diabetes with end-organ damage 1.68 (1.46–1.93) <.001 1.70 (1.34–2.15) <.001 1.59 (1.38–1.83) <.001 1.66 (1.32–2.10) <.001
 Connective tissue disorder 0.88 (0.69–1.11) .28 1.12 (0.78–1.62) .54 0.91 (0.71–1.15) .42 1.13 (0.78–1.63) .54
 Mild liver disease 1.77 (1.26–2.49) .001 1.27 (0.67–2.40) .47 1.50 (1.06–2.12) .02 1.49 (0.78–2.86) .23
 Moderate or severe liver disease 1.68 (1.09–2.59) .02 1.60 (0.78–3.28) .20 1.59 (1.03–2.45) .04 1.73 (0.84–3.57) .14
 Peptic ulcer disease 1.35 (1.07–1.72) .01 1.74 (1.21–2.49) .01 1.25 (0.98–1.59) .07 1.48 (1.03–2.12) .04
 Leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma 0.73 (0.47–1.13) .16 0.73 (0.34–1.55) .41 0.69 (0.44–1.08) .10 0.69 (0.32–1.48) .34
 Solid tumor without metastases 0.88 (0.75–1.03) .11 1.23 (0.97–1.58) .10 0.90 (0.77–1.06) .20 0.95 (0.74–1.23) .71
 Solid metastatic tumor 0.65 (0.40–1.06) .08 0.45 (0.17–1.22) .12 0.67 (0.41–1.09) .11 0.43 (0.16–1.16) .10
Primary kidney diseasec
 Glomerulonephritis Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Diabetic kidney disease 1.42 (1.11–1.82) .005 1.92 (1.23–3.00) .004 1.21 (0.94–1.57) .14 1.35 (0.96–1.90) .08
 Hypertensive/renovascular kidney disease 1.04 (0.81–1.33) .77 1.39 (0.89–2.18) .15 1.08 (0.84–1.39) .56 1.16 (0.81–1.67) .43
 Adult polycystic kidney disease 0.94 (0.65–1.35) .74 1.02 (0.52–1.99) .96 1.00 (0.69–1.44) .99 1.04 (0.64–1.69) .87
 Pyelonephritis 0.71 (0.45–1.13 .15 0.82 (0.35–1.90) .65 0.74 (0.47–1.19) .22 1.03 (0.56–1.87) .93
 Other specified kidney disease 1.01 (0.78–1.32) .96 1.29 (0.80–2.07) .29 1.00 (0.77–1.32) .99 0.92 (0.64–1.34) .67
 Unknown kidney disease 1.01 (0.76–1.36) .93 1.24 (0.73–2.10) .43 1.04 (0.77–1.40) .81 1.15 (0.74–1.76) .54

Clinical outcomes are due to COVID-19. P is considered significant at P ≤ .05.

aMultivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, primary kidney disease and CCI score.

bMultivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex and CKD stage/dialysis.

cMultivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex and CCI score.