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. 2021 Sep 9;11:17968. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96720-x

Table 2.

Cox proportional hazards model for hospitalization and critical care risk factors of COVID-19 by race.

White n = 20,078 Black n = 7715 Asian n = 300
HR 95% CI P value HR 95% CI P value HR 95% CI P value
Risk of hospitalization
Age < 65 years 1 1 1
Age ≥ 65 years 5.244 4.165–6.601 < 0.001 2.7686 1.996–3.839 < 0.001 11.746 2.176–0.004 0.004
Female sex 1 1 1
Male sex 1.167 0.941–1.447 0.159 1.551 1.136–2.118 0.006 0.993 0.22–0.993 0.993
T2D No 1 1 1
T2D Yes 2.185 1.717–2.782 < 0.001 2.447 1.759–3.403 < 0.001 1.313 0.212–0.770 0.770
Metformin 0.546 0.295–1.010 0.054 0.609 0.246–1.506 0.283 2.1912 0.339–0.410 0.410
SGLT2 inhibitor 0.713 0.348–1.459 0.354 1 1
Fatty liver No 1 1 1
Fatty liver Yes 0.710 0.315–1.600 0.407 0.437 0.006–3.125 0.410 1
BMI < 30 kg/m2 1 1 1
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 1.538 1.210–1.954 < 0.001 1.179 0.822–1.691 0.371 0.35 0.042–0.332 0.332
Risk of critical care
Age < 65 years 1 1 1
Age ≥ 65 years 5.500 3.435–8.805 < 0.001 2.695 1.518–4.786 0.001 6.119 0.911–41.084 0.062
Female sex 1 1 1
Male sex 1.502 0.972–2.321 0.067 2.873 1.644–5.019 < 0.001 1.71 0.274–10.654 0.566
T2D No 1 1 1
T2D Yes 2.799 1.779–4.403 < 0.001 2.485 1.407–4.390 0.002 1.735 0.253–11.910 0.575
BMI < 30 kg/m2 1 1 1
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 2.008 1.192–3.385 0.009 2.118 1.013–4.429 0.046 0.566 0.061–5.251 0.616

Risk analysis of hospitalization and critical care factors by race, using Cox proportional hazards model, HR = 1 as reference.

BMI body mass index, SGLT2 sodium-glucose cotransporter 2.