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. 2021 Sep 3;45:200–205. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.08.027

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis for clinical outcomes according to the presence of obesity in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.

Variable Un-adjusted Model
Adjusted Model
OR (95%CI) p OR (95%CI) p
Mortality
Normal weight
Overweight 0.84 (0.54–1.30) 0.43 1.18 (0.66–2.10) 0.58
Obesity 0.87 (0.56–1.34) 0.52 1.53 (0.83–2.79) 0.17
Morbid obesity 1.20 (0.65–2.21) 0.56 3.54 (1.46–8.55) 0.005
Acute kidney injury
Normal weight
Overweight 1.26 (0.72–2.21) 0.42 1.27 (0.65–2.47) 0.49
Obesity 1.44 (0.83–2.49) 0.19 1.85 (0.93–3.67) 0.08
Morbid obesity 1.61 (0.77–3.39) 0.20 2.70 (1.01–7.26) 0.05
Renal replacement therapy
Normal weight
Overweight 3.08 (0.37–25) 0.30 2.18 (0.25–19.2) 0.48
Obesity 7.81 (1.03–59) 0.05 6.31 (0.78–51.1) 0.08
Morbid obesity 12 (1.41–102) 0.02 14.4 (1.46–142) 0.02
Respiratory failure
Normal weight
Overweight 0.89 (0.57–1.39) 0.61 0.87 (0.49–1.55) 0.65
Obesity 0.97 (0.62–1.51) 0.89 1.33 (0.73–2.41) 0.35
Morbid obesity 1.54 (0.78–3.04) 0.21 2.91 (1.14–7.48) 0.03

∗ Adjusted by: age, sex, presence of hypertension, qSOFA, hospital stay length, serum hemoglobin, lymphocytes, and ferritin.