Table 2.

Association Between Clinical Characteristics and COVID-19 Diagnoses Among Dialysis Patients

	OR (95% CI)	P
Age
60-69 y	1.14 (0.80-1.64)	0.5
70-79 y	1.14 (0.78-1.65)	0.5
≥80 y	1.16 (0.75-1.78)	0.5
Male sex	1.35 (1.09-1.68)	0.01a
Black vs White race	1.95 (1.51-2.50)	<0.001a
Other race vs White race	1.27 (0.91-1.77)	0.2
Home dialysis	0.51 (0.31-0.82)	0.01a
Urban clinic	2.30 (1.50-3.52)	0.001a
Congregate setting	17.10 (13.51-21.54)	<0.001a
Albumin <3.5 g/dL	0.88 (0.66-1.17)	0.3
Inhaled respiratory agents	1.15 (0.89-1.49)	0.3
No. of comorbiditiesb	0.89 (0.81-0.97)	0.01a
Diabetes mellitus	1.36 (1.06-1.75)	0.02a
Hypertension	0.91 (0.67-1.22)	0.5
Atherosclerotic heart disease	1.42 (1.04-1.94)	0.03a
Stroke	1.03 (0.72-1.47)	0.9
Assistance with ADL	1.33 (0.39-4.48)	0.7
Wheelchair use	0.89 (0.48-1.66)	0.7

Entry in the logistic model requires P < 0.1 in univariate analysis, except for sex, which was forced in. N = 7,948. Abbreviation: ADL, activities of daily living.

^aStatistically significant.

^bRelative risk per additional comorbid illness category among comorbidities listed in Table 1.