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. 2021 Sep 28;36(12):3794–3801. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07152-2

Table 2.

Adjusted Associations of 45-Day Severe Outcomes of Patients Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2. N = 39,686

Any outcome
OR (95% CI)
N = 3977
Hospitalization
OR (95% CI)
N = 3819
ICU admission
OR (95% CI)
N = 991
Death
OR (95% CI)
N = 600
Medication class (vs none)
Prednisone 1.31 (1.08–1.60) 1.32 (1.08–1.60) 1.84 (1.38–2.46) 1.70 (1.17–2.47)
Conventional immunomodulator 0.88 (0.57–1.34) 0.99 (0.65–1.51) 0.95 (0.49–1.85) 1.71 (0.85–3.47)
Small molecule or biologic 1.26 (0.79–2.00) 1.27 (0.80–2.01) 1.32 (0.64–2.69) 1.51 (0.66–3.48)
Immune condition (vs none)
Asthma 1.08 (0.98–1.20) 1.11 (1.00–1.23) 1.10 (0.92–1.32) 0.85 (0.67–1.07)
Inflammatory bowel disease 1.22 (0.82–1.81) 1.15 (0.77–1.72) 0.83 (0.41–1.69) 0.76 (0.35–1.68)
Organ transplantation 1.84 (1.00–3.40) 1.86 (1.01–3.40) 1.58 (0.67–3.71) 0.69 (0.24–1.95)
Psoriasis 1.15 (0.89–1.49) 1.17 (0.90–1.51) 1.63 (1.10–2.39) 0.92 (0.53–1.58)
Spondyloarthopathy 0.37 (0.14–0.97) 0.38 (0.15–0.99) 0.19 (0.02–1.51) 0.37 (0.04–3.08)
Rheumatoid arthritis 0.95 (0.66–1.36) 0.93 (0.65–1.34) 0.97 (0.55–1.69) 0.67 (0.36–1.24)
Systemic lupus erythematosis 1.22 (0.53–2.83) 1.31 (0.57–2.99) 1.11 (0.32–3.80) 1.00 (0.25–4.00)
Charlson comorbidity score 1.15 (1.13–1.18) 1.12 (1.09–1.14) 1.07 (1.04–1.11) 1.18 (1.14–1.23)
Hypertension 3.19 (2.88–3.53) 3.28 (2.95–3.63) 3.31 (2.80–3.91) 2.24 (1.83–2.73)
Female (vs. male) 0.68 (0.63–0.73) 0.67 (0.63–0.73) 0.46 (0.40–0.53) 0.63 (0.53–0.75)
Age, years
18–29 0.48 (0.42–0.56) 0.48 (0.42–0.56) 0.41 (0.29–0.58) 0.31 (0.11–0.89)
30–49 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
50–65 2.00 (1.83–2.20) 2.02 (1.84–2.22) 2.55 (2.13–3.06) 7.03 (4.52–10.94)
> 65 4.87 (4.35–5.45) 4.52 (4.03–5.06) 4.66 (3.77–5.75) 32.91 (21.30–50.84)
Race/ethnicity
Asian 1.74 (1.53–1.98) 1.82 (1.60–2.07) 2.07 (1.63–2.63) 0.82 (0.61–1.10)
Black 1.55 (1.34–1.80) 1.60 (1.38–1.86) 1.84 (1.41–2.39) 1.03 (0.76–1.40)
Hispanic 1.43 (1.29–1.58) 1.49 (1.35–1.64) 2.02 (1.68–2.44) 0.89 (0.71–1.11)
White 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Other/unknown 1.18 (1.01–1.37) 1.18 (1.01–1.38) 1.55 (1.16–2.06) 0.99 (0.70–1.39)
Body mass index*
Underweight 2.20 (1.57–3.10) 1.47 (1.02–2.12) 1.31 (0.71–2.45) 3.13 (2.00–4.92)
Normal weight 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Overweight 0.97 (0.86–1.09) 1.03 (0.92–1.17) 1.06 (0.86–1.32) 0.55 (0.43–0.70)
Obese 1.60 (1.43–1.79) 1.72 (1.53–1.92) 1.66 (1.35–2.04) 0.81 (0.65–1.02)

All models also adjust for week of SARS-CoV-2-positive lab test

*Also adjusts for missing/unknown status