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. 2021 Jan 5;15:3433–3445. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S276692

Table 3.

Mortality of COPD Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 According to Demographic Data and Antecedents

Values are Indicated as the Number (Percentage) or Median (Interquartile Range)
Characteristics Overall (n=746) Survivors (n=460) Deceased (n=286) Odds Ratio (95% CI) P value
Age (years) 77 (71–84) 75 (66–82) 79 (74–86) 1.06 (1.04–1.08) <0.001
Men 612 (82.2) 365 (79.4) 247 (86.7) 1.69 (1.12–2.55) 0.012
Comorbidities
FEV1
 <30 21 (5.8) 11 (4.9) 10 (7.3) 1.74 (0.58–5.26) 0.33
 30–49 84 (23.1) 52 (22.9) 32 (23.4) 1.18 (0.52–2.69) 0.70
 50–79 224 (61.5) 141 (62.1) 83 (60.6) 1.13 (0.53–2.39) 0.75
 ≥80 35 (9.6) 23 (10.1) 12 (8.8) Ref. (1) -
FEV1 <50 105 (28.8) 63 (27.8) 42 (30.7) 1 (ref.) -
FEV1 >50 259 (71.2) 164 (72.2) 95 (69.3) 0.87 (0.55–1.38) 0.55
Smoking status
 Never 107 (14.8) 59 (13.3) 48 (17.0) 1 (ref.) -
 Former 514 (70.7) 316 (71.0) 198 (70.2) 0.77 (0.51–1.17) 0.22
 Current 106 (14.6) 70 (15.7) 36 (12.8) 0.63 (0.36–1.1) 0.12
Obesity (BMI>30) 122 (32.1) 73 (30.7) 49 (34.5) 1.19 (0.77–1.85) 0.44
Hypertension 513 (69.1) 298 (65.0) 215 (75.7) 1.67 (1.2–2.3) 0.002
Hyperlipidemia 396 (53.4) 239 (52.2) 157 (55.3) 1.13 (0.84–1.52) 0.41
Diabetes mellitus 191 (25.8) 119 (26.1) 72 (25.4) 0.96 (0.69–1.35) 0.82
Atrial fibrillation 175 (23.6) 103 (22.5) 72 (25.4) 1.18 (0.83–1.66) 0.36
Myocardial infarction 98 (13.2) 52 (11.3) 46 (16.1) 1.51 (0.98–2.32) 0.059
Heart failure 132 (17.8) 58 (12.7) 74 (26.1) 2.43 (1.65–3.56) < 0.001
Transient ischemic attack 90 (12.2) 48 (10.5) 42 (15.1) 1.52 (0.97–2.37) 0.066
Dementia 79 (10.6) 36 (7.8) 43 (15.0) 2.08 (1.3–3.33) 0.002
Neurodegenerative disease 71 (9.5) 34 (7.4) 37 (12.9) 1.85 (1.13–3.03) 0.014
Peripheral arterial disease 89 (12.0) 51 (11.1) 38 (13.4) 1.24 (0.79–1.94) 0.35
Chronic kidney disease 82 (11.0) 41 (8.9) 41 (14.4) 1.71 (1.08–2.72) 0.022
Cancer 105 (14.1) 60 (13.1) 45 (15.8) 1.25 (0.82–1.89) 0.30
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 130 (17.6) 83 (18.1) 47 (16.9) 0.92 (0.62–1.34) 0.66
Dependency status
 Independent 559 (76.2) 377 (82.7) 182 (65.5) 1 (ref.) -
 Moderate dependency 128 (17.4) 61 (13.4) 67 (24.1) 2.28 (1.54–3.36) < 0.001
 Severe dependency 47 (6.4) 18 (4.0) 29 (10.4) 3.34 (1.81–6.17) < 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index 2 (1–4) 2 (1–4) 3 (2–5) 1.17 (1.09–1.26) < 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index, age corrected 6 (4–8) 5 (4–7) 6 (5–9) 1.23 (1.15–1.32) < 0.001
Habitual treatment
Immunosuppressants 27 (3.6) 19 (4.1) 8 (2.8) 0.68 (0.29–1.56) 0.36
Systemic corticosteroids 55 (7.4) 27 (5.9) 28 (9.9) 1.75 (1.01–3.04) 0.046
Inhaled corticosteroids 348 (47.2) 216 (47.2) 132 (47.1) 1 (0.74–1.35) 0.996
Antivitamin K 101 (13.6) 48 (10.5) 53 (18.7) 1.94 (1.27–2.98) 0.002
Antiplatelet Drugs 198 (26.9) 105 (23.0) 93 (33.2) 1.67 (1.20–2.32) 0.002
Statins 374 (50.6) 237 (51.8) 137 (48.8) 0.89 (0.66–1.19) 0.43
ACE In 167 (22.6) 101 (22.1) 66 (23.5) 1.09 (0.76–1.54) 0.65
Angiotensin-renin blockers 185 (25) 107 (23.3) 78 (27.7) 1.26 (0.90–1.77) 0.19