Table 7.

Meta-regression: impact of continuous covariates on the outcome of interest (AKI rate among hospitalized patients with COVID-19).

Covariate	Coefficient	Standard Error	95% CI	Z-Value	p-Value
Intercept	0.616	0.330	−0.031; 1.265	1.86	0.062
Diabetes mellitus	−0.179	0.185	−0.5426; 0.184	−0.97	0.333
Male	−0.110	0.330	−0.758; 0.5379	−0.33	0.739
Age	−0.012	0.004	−0.021; −0.003	−2.7	0.007
Hypertension	0.913	0.286	0.352; 1.475	3.19	0.001
cardiovascular disease	0.160	0.099	−0.034; 0.356	1.61	0.107
CKD	−1.352	1.041	−3.393; 0.687	−1.3	0.193
COPD	1.297	0.908	−0.482; 3.076	1.43	0.153
chronic liver disease	−0.523	0.607	−1.714; 0.666	−0.86	0.388