Table 2.
Cases and incidence rates 1 of confirmed COVID-19 that were admitted to the hospital, to intensive care unit or who died, according to the prior diagnosis of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease or chronic kidney disease.
| Hospitalization | Severe Cases 2 | ICU Admission | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study population | N | 1106 | 176 | 117 | 97 |
| Rate 1 | 260 | 41 | 28 | 23 | |
| Persons with HT | N | 354 | 85 | 52 | 55 |
| Rate 1 | 496 | 119 | 73 | 77 | |
| Persons without HT | N | 752 | 91 | 65 | 42 |
| Rate 1 | 213 | 26 | 18 | 12 | |
| HT vs all others | RR (95% CI) | 2.33 (2.06–2.65) | 4.63 (3.44–6.22) | 3.96 (2.75–5.71) | 6.49 (4.34–9.70) |
| Persons with CVD | N | 188 | 51 | 25 | 41 |
| Rate 1 | 606 | 164 | 81 | 132 | |
| Persons without CVD | N | 918 | 125 | 92 | 56 |
| Rate 1 | 233 | 32 | 23 | 14 | |
| CVD vs all others | RR (95% CI) | 2.60 (2.22–3.04) | 5.18 (3.74–7.18) | 3.45 (2.22–5.37) | 9.30 (6.22–13.91) |
| Persons with CBVD | N | 46 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| Rate 1 | 814 | 283 | 89 | 283 | |
| Persons without CBVD | N | 1060 | 160 | 112 | 81 |
| Rate 1 | 253 | 38 | 27 | 19 | |
| CBVD vs all others | RR (95% CI) | 3.22 (2.40–4.33) | 7.42 (4.44–12.41) | 3.31 (1.35–8.11) | 14.66 (8.57–25.06) |
| Persons with CKD | N | 89 | 27 | 10 | 21 |
| Rate 1 | 899 | 273 | 101 | 212 | |
| Persons without CKD | N | 1017 | 149 | 107 | 76 |
| Rate 1 | 245 | 36 | 26 | 18 | |
| CKD vs all others | RR (95% CI) | 3.67 (2.95–4.55) | 7.59 (5.04–11.44) | 3.92 (2.05–7.49) | 11.58 (7.14–18.77) |
1 Rates are expressed as cases per 100,000 persons. 2 Severe cases include patients who were admitted to intensive care unit or died. ICU, intensive care unit; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; HT, hypertension; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CBVD, cerebrovascular disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease.