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. 2021 Jun 24;22(8):1574–1580.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.06.010

Table 2.

Risk Factors for All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Residents With COVID-19

Variables n Number of Deaths (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Male sex 1478 747 (50.5) 2.04 (1.79, 2.33) 2.60 (2.22, 3.05)
Age group, y
 <70 152 34 (22.4) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 70-74 280 88 (31.4) 1.59 (1.01, 2.51) 1.45 (0.89, 2.39)
 75-79 519 167 (32.2) 1.65 (1.08, 2.52) 1.50 (0.95, 2.38)
 80-84 792 321 (40.5) 2.37 (1.57, 3.55) 2.44 (1.57, 3.81)
 85-89 1045 449 (43.0) 2.62 (1.75, 3.90) 2.99 (1.93, 4.65)
 ≥90 1389 588 (42.3) 2.55 (1.72, 3.79) 3.28 (2.11, 5.10)
BMI categories
 Underweight (<18.5) 265 120 (45.3) 1.28 (0.99, 1.66) 1.31 (0.98, 1.77)
 Normal weight (18.5-24.99) 1865 733 (39.3) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Overweight (25.0-29.99) 1334 520 (39.0) 0.99 (0.85, 1.14) 1.03 (0.87, 1.22)
 Obesity (≥30) 707 272 (38.5) 0.97 (0.81, 1,15) 1.16 (0.94, 1.44)
Neuropsychological conditions
 None 938 305 (32.5) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Mild dementia or depression 1931 744 (38.5) 1.30 (1.10, 1.53) 1.47 (1.22, 1.77)
 Severe dementia or depression 1095 525 (48.0) 1.91 (1.60, 2.29) 2.18 (1.76, 2.71)
Known previous falls 2059 868 (42.2) 1.24 (1.09, 1.41) 1.07 (0.92, 1.24)
Walking ability
 Safe with or without walking aids 1584 498 (31.4) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Unsafe walk 1419 631 (44.5) 1.75 (1.50, 2.03) 1.30 (1.09, 1.55)
 Unable to walk 889 417 (46.9) 1.93 (1.63, 2.28) 1.45 (1.17, 1.78)
Fluid intake, mL/d
 >1000 2315 900 (38.9) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 700-1000 1402 557 (39.7) 1.04 (0.91, 1.19) 0.94 (0.80, 1.09)
 <700 225 105 (46.7) 1.38 (1.05, 1.81) 1.09 (0.79, 1.51)
Food intake
 Normal serving 2747 1049 (38.2) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 ¾ serving 720 307 (42.6) 1.20 (1.02, 1.42) 1.15 (0.95, 1.39)
 ≤½ serving 475 206 (43.4) 1.24 (1.02, 1.51) 1.13 (0.89, 1.44)
General physical condition
 Good 2210 788 (35.7) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Fair 1597 703 (44.0) 1.42 (1.24, 1.62) 1.20 (1.04, 1.40)
 Poor or very bad 135 71 (52.6) 2.00 (1.41, 2.84) 1.41 (0.95, 2.08)
Incontinence
 No 1041 319 (30.6) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Temporarily but unusual 602 207 (34.4) 1.19 (0.96, 1.47) 1.00 (0.79, 1.27)
 Urinary or bowel 965 401 (41.6) 1.61 (1.34, 1.94) 1.23 (1.00, 1.52)
 Urinary and bowel 1334 635 (47.6) 2.06 (1.74, 2.44) 1.51 (1.22, 1.85)
Comorbidities
 Stroke 1048 441 (42.1) 1.16 (1.01, 1.34) 1.02 (0.86, 1.21)
 Myocardial infarction 500 220 (44.0) 1.24 (1.03, 1.50) 0.93 (0.74, 1.18)
 Angina pectoris 643 278 (43.2) 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) 1.12 (0.91, 1.38)
 Heart failure 856 366 (42.8) 1.19 (1.02, 1.39) 0.95 (0.78, 1.17)
 Atrial fibrillation 1109 468 (42.2) 1.17 (1.02, 1.35) 0.94 (0.78, 1.13)
 Autoimmune disease 534 231 (43.3) 1.20 (1.00, 1.44) 1.19 (0.97, 1.47)
 Diabetes 928 428 (46.1) 1.43 (1.23, 1.65) 1.36 (1.14, 1.62)
 COPD 539 221 (41.0) 1.08 (0.90, 1.30) 1.01 (0.81, 1.27)
 Asthma 305 109 (35.7) 0.84 (0.66, 1.08) 0.79 (0.59, 1.05)
 Cancer 1833 736 (40.2) 1.06 (0.93, 1.20) 0.91 (0.78, 1.05)
 Renal failure or chronic kidney disease 566 273 (48.2) 1.52 (1.27, 1.81) 1.37 (1.11, 1.68)
 Liver disease 82 30 (36.6) 0.88 (0.56, 1.39) 0.88 (0.52, 1.50)
 Sepsis 350 147 (42.0) 1.12 (0.90, 1.40) 0.80 (0.62, 1.04)
 Influenza 208 90 (43.3) 1.18 (0.89, 1.57) 0.98 (0.71, 1.36)
 Pneumonia 1013 493 (48.7) 1.65 (1.43, 1.91) 1.57 (1.32, 1.85)
 Alcohol intoxication 264 86 (32.6) 0.73 (0.56, 0.95) 0.73 (0.53, 1.00)
Medications
 Antithrombotics 2461 1013 (41.2) 1.19 (1.05, 1.36) 1.04 (0.88, 1.23)
 Antihypertensives (other than diuretics) 2494 1003 (40.2) 1.09 (0.96, 1.23) 1.01 (0.87, 1.18)
 Diuretics 1794 761 (42.4) 1.25 (1.10, 1.41) 1.14 (0.97, 1.34)
 Antidepressants 2409 979 (40.6) 1.13 (0.99, 1.28) 1.10 (0.95, 1.28)
 Psycholeptics 2935 1172 (39.9) 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) 1.03 (0.88, 1.21)

BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Adjusted for all variables in column 1 and days since Senior Alert registration. The analysis included n = 3732 participants and 1488 cases of death.