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. 2020 Oct 13;161:105250. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105250

Table 2.

Results of meta-analysis and subgroup analysis on comorbidities in COVID-19 patients.

Condition Point estimate [95 % CI] P value Heterogeneity
I2 (%) Q Ʈ2
Non-survivors vs survivors
Cardiovascular disease 0.18 [0.1; 0.26] <0.0001 70.0 26.41 0.010
Cerebrovascular disease 0.11 [0.04; 0.18] 0.001 0.13
Chronic kidney disease 0.11 [0.04; 0.17] 0.001 26.0 53.9
Chronic liver disease 0.01 [-0.07; 0.10] 0.72 0.23
COPD 0.05 [-0.01; 0.11] 0.10 52.0 8.37
Diabetes 0.14 [0.08; 0.19] <00000.1 21.0 10.15
Hypertension 0.29 [0.23; 0.34] <0.00001 6.78 0.010
Malignancy 0.04 [0.01; 0.06] 0.008 1.91



ICU vs non-ICU
Cardiovascular disease 0.14 [0.01; 0.27] 0.004 0.01
Chronic kidney disease 0.04 [-0.02; 0.17] 0.38
COPD 0.07 [-0.02; 0.17] 0.12
Diabetes 0.01 [-0.33; 0.34] 0.98 84.8 6.56 0.050
Hypertension 0.20 [-0.16; 0.56] 0.28 83.1 5.92 0.060
Malignancy 0.05 [-0.06; 0.16] 0.36



Severe vs mild
Cardiovascular disease 0.10 [0.00; 0.20] 0.05 90.4 62.74 0.015
Cerebrovascular disease 0.01 [-0.01; 0.03] 0.32
Chronic kidney disease 0.01 [-0.01; 0.03] 0.24
Chronic liver disease 0.03 [-0.02; 0.08] 0.19 0.04
COPD 0.03 [0.00; 0.06] 0.003 0.03
Diabetes 0.08 [0.02; 0.14] 0.002 56.2 22.82 0.004
Hypertension 0.10 [0.08; 0.20] 0.007 66.6 26.97 0.010
Malignancy 0.01 [0.00; 0.03] 0.13 2.61

*COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.