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. 2023 Jun 30;40(2):132–140. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2023.402.12170

Table 3. Poisson regression analysis with robust variance for comorbidities associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospitalization in Lima, Peru. March to October 2020.

Comorbidities Crude model Adjusted model a
RR 95% CI p-value RR 95% CI p-value
Age 18-29 years (n=2366)
Obesity 1.53 0.88-2.63 0.130 0.75 0.45-1.26 0.282
Diabetes 2.41 1.16-4.99 0.018 1.46 0.72-2.96 0.296
Cardiovascular disease 4.74 2.86-7.85 <0.001 2.16 1.24-3.74 0.006
Chronic neurological disease 6.07 3.39-10.85 <0.001 5.03 2.60-9.74 <0.001
Renal disease 6.50 4.15-10.17 <0.001 5.01 2.88-8.71 <0.001
Chronic lung disease 1.48 0.40-5.46 0.553 0.86 0.31-2.40 0.777
Asthma 1.15 0.39-3.39 0.804 0.51 0.24-1.10 0.087
Liver disease 3.97 1.27-12.42 0.018 3.82 1.16-12.55 0.027
Immunodeficiency 1.48 0.24-9.31 0.675 1.02 0.16-6.61 0.986
Cancer 9.12 6.53-12.74 <0.001 7.29 4.56-11.64 <0.001
Age 30-59 years (n=23,781)
Obesity 1.51 1.41-1.61 <0.001 1.30 1.22-1.39 <0.001
Diabetes 1.32 1.24-1.41 <0.001 1.12 1.06-1.20 <0.001
Cardiovascular disease 1.36 1.27-1.45 <0.001 1.14 1.07-1.21 <0.001
Chronic neurological disease 1.53 1.25-1.87 <0.001 1.36 1.12-1.65 0.002
Kidney disease 2.03 1.84-2.25 <0.001 1.87 1.68-2.09 <0.001
Chronic lung disease 1.46 1.25-1.71 <0.001 1.30 1.11-1.51 0.001
Asthma 0.88 0.73-1.06 0.188 0.92 0.77-1.10 0.378
Liver disease 1.66 1.32-2.09 <0.001 1.55 1.21-1.99 0.001
Immunodeficiency 2.00 1.67-2.41 <0.001 2.18 1.77-2.69 <0.001
Cancer 2.17 1.94-2.42 <0.001 2.38 2.10-2.70 <0.001
Age >60 years (n=25,356)
Obesity 1.06 1.01-1.11 0.011 1.12 1.07-1.17 <0.001
Diabetes 0.99 0.97-1.02 0.672 1.00 0.98-1.03 0.859
Cardiovascular disease 1.05 1.02-1.07 <0.001 0.99 0.96-1.01 0.179
Chronic neurological disease 1.19 1.13-1.26 <0.001 1.10 1.03-1.16 0.002
Kidney disease 1.17 1.12-1.22 <0.001 1.10 1.06-1.15 <0.001
Chronic lung disease 1.18 1.12-1.24 <0.001 1.13 1.07-1.18 <0.001
Asthma 0.95 0.86-1.05 0.296 0.98 0.89-1.07 0.613
Liver disease 1.16 1.07-1.27 0.001 1.20 1.10-1.31 <0.001
Immunodeficiency 1.08 0.90-1.30 0.427 1.14 0.96-1.37 0.144
Cancer 1.21 1.15-1.27 <0.001 1.23 1.17-1.29 <0.001
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Adjusted for age, sex in years, being health personnel, admission to intensive care, need for mechanical ventilation, type of health facility and the period in which the case was reported. RR: relative risk, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.