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. 2021 Feb 8;7(2):e25452. doi: 10.2196/25452

Table 2.

Characteristics of deceased and living patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Demographics and risk factors Deceased patients with COVID-19 (n=855) Living patients with COVID-19 (n=22,989) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) P valuea
Demographics

Age (years), mean (SD) 83 (10.8) 48.7 (19.2) 1.12 (1.11-1.13) <.001

Sex 2.22 (1.90-2.60) <.001


Male


468 (54.7) 13,295 (57.8)





Female 387 (45.3) 9694 (42.2)

Risk factors

Hypertension 587 (68.7) 4680 (20.4) 1.16 (0.98-1.37) .09

Diabetes 278 (32.5) 1823 (7.9) 1.69 (1.43-1.99) <.001

Dyslipidemia 383 (44.7) 4367 (19.0) 1.19 (1.03-1.39) .03

Obesity 250 (29.2) 4931 (21.5) 1.08 (0.91-1.27) .38

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

105 (12.3)


580 (2.5)


1.18 (0.92-1.51)


.19

Cancer 210 (24.6) 1555 (6.8) 1.19 (0.99-1.43) .06

Current smoker 37 (4.3) 3541 (15.4) 0.98 (0.67-1.39) .93

Heart failure 127 (14.9) 388 (1.7) 1.59 (1.26-1.99) <.001

Cerebrovascular disease 21 (2.5) 155 (0.7) 0.84 (0.50-1.33) .47

Ischemic heart disease 93 (10.9) 534 (2.3) 1.20 (0.93-1.54) .15

Treatment with ACEIsb 152 (17.8) 1549 (6.7) 0.90 (0.74-1.09) .32

Treatment with ARBsc 75 (8.8) 654 (2.8) 1.00 (0.76-1.30) .98

aIn the multivariate analysis, sex was adjusted for age and age was adjusted for sex. The remaining risk factors were adjusted for age and sex.

bACEIs: angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors.

cARBs: angiotensin II receptor blockers.