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. 2021 Feb 25;51(2):189–198. doi: 10.1111/imj.15106

Table 5.

Relative risk of clinical risk factors and outcomes

Risk factor Clinical outcome Relative risk P‐value
Yes No
Oxygen supplementation, n (%)
n 39 64
Male gender 24 (62) 31 (48) 1.4 0.23
Hypertension 20 (51) 17 (27) 1.9 0.02
ACE/ARB use 19 (49) 14 (22) 2.0 0.01
Cardiovascular disease 11 (28) 5 (8) 2.1 0.01
Respiratory disease 9 (23) 10 (16) 1.3 0.43
Diabetes 9 (23) 5 (8) 1.9 0.04
Immunosuppression 4 (10) 2 (3) 1.9 0.20
ICU admission, n (%)
n 18 85
Male gender 14 (78) 41 (48) 3.1 0.04
Hypertension 11 (61) 26 (31) 2.8 0.03
ACE/ARB use 10 (56) 23 (27) 2.7 0.03
Cardiovascular disease 6 (33) 10 (12) 2.7 0.03
Respiratory disease 5 (28) 14 (16) 1.7 0.32
Diabetes 6 (33) 8 (9) 3.2 0.02
Immunosuppression 1 (6) 5 (6) 0.95 1
Death, n (%)
n 4 99
Male gender 3 (75) 52 (53) 2.6 0.62
Hypertension 4 (100) 32 (32) NA 0.01
ACE/ARB use 4 (100) 29 (29) NA 0.01
Cardiovascular disease 3 (75) 13 (13) 16.3 0.01
Respiratory disease 1 (25) 18 (18) 1.5 0.56
Diabetes 3 (75) 9 (9) 19 <0.01
Immunosuppression 0 6 (6) 0 1

P‐values calculated with Fisher's exact test.

ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.