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. 2021 Feb 1;8(4):ofab057. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab057

Table 3.

Multivariable Cox Regression Model for Mortality in 2020 Among the Entire NHIS-COVID-19 Cohort

Multivariable Model
Variable Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P Value
COVID-19 (vs control) 2.11 (1.85–2.40) <.001
Age, 10-y increase 2.01 (1.98–2.05) <.001
Sex, male (vs female) 1.64 (1.58–1.70) <.001
Annual income level in 2020
 Q1 (lowest) 1
 Q2 0.96 (0.91–1.02) .170
 Q3 0.90 (0.85–0.95) <.001
 Q4 (highest) 0.80 (0.77–0.84) <.001
 Unknown 1.14 (0.98–1.32) .091
Residence at 2010
 Seoul 1
 Gyeonggi-do 1.08 (1.03–1.14) .004
 Daegu 0.34 (0.32–0.37) <.001
 Gyeongsangbookdo 0.63 (0.58–0.68) <.001
 Other area 1.04 (0.99–1.09) .132
Underlying disability
 Mild degree (vs no disability) 1.00 (0.95–1.06) .927
 Moderate to severe (vs no disability) 1.33 (1.25–1.41) <.001
Charlson comorbidity index, 1-point increase (in other model) 1.10 (1.10–1.11) <.001
 Hypertension 1.12 (1.06–1.18) <.001
 Myocardial infarction 0.98 (0.92–1.054) .530
 Congestive heart failure 1.19 (1.14–1.25) <.001
 Peripheral vascular disease 0.90 (0.86–0.93) <.001
 Cerebrovascular disease 0.94 (0.90–0.98) .008
 Peptic ulcer disease 0.89 (0.85–0.92) <.001
 DM without chronic complication 1.11 (1.06–1.16) <.001
 DM with chronic complication 1.05 (1.01–1.10) .033
 Renal disease 1.12 (1.07–1.19) <.001
 Hemiplegia or paraplegia 1.23 (1.15–1.32) <.001
 Rheumatic disease 0.88 (0.84–0.93) <.001
 Mild liver disease 0.97 (0.93–1.02) .238
 Moderate to severe liver disease 1.76 (1.60–1.94) <.001
 Chronic pulmonary disease 0.88 (0.84–0.92) <.001
 Any cancer 1.56 (1.49–1.63) <.001
 Metastatic solid tumor 2.85 (2.70–3.01) <.001
 HIV/AIDS 0.96 (0.68–1.35) .821

C-index: 0.90 (0.89–0.90).

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DM, diabetes mellitus; NHIS, National Health Insurance Service.