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. 2021 Oct 1;16(10):e0257641. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257641

Table 4. Risks of outcomes in the subgroups of immunocompromised COVID-19 patients after IPTW.

Outcomes Malignancy (n = 3,343) Use of corticosteroids (n = 1,754) Use of immunosuppressants (n = 433) ≥2 causes (n = 444)
Adjusted OR* p-value Adjusted OR p-value Adjusted OR p-value Adjusted OR p-value
(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
In-hospital mortality 1.24 0.153 3.36 < .001 1.19 0.495 2.79 < .001
(0.92–1.66) (2.48–4.54) (0.73–1.93) (1.80–4.34)
Conventional oxygen therapy 1.02 0.829 1.47 < .001 0.08 0.027 2.10 < .001
(0.88–1.18) (1.25–1.72) (0.01–0.75) (1.61–2.74)
High flow nasal cannula 1.42 0.210 1.12 0.513 1.09 0.557 1.71 0.020
(1.35–1.49) (0.80–1.58) (0.82–1.46) (1.09–2.68)
Mechanical ventilation 1.25 0.043 0.17 < .001 1.26 0.331 1.01 0.986
(1.17–1.34) (0.07–0.40) (0.79–2.03) (0.47–2.17)
ECMO NA NA 0.78 0.504 NA
(0.37–1.64)
Vasopressor use 1.23 0.179 1.21 0.294 NA 0.966 2.78 < .001
(0.91–1.67) (0.85–1.73) (1.74–4.43)
Renal replacement therapy 1.51 0.053 NA 0.70 0.220 1.85 0.017
(1.33–1.72) (0.40–1.23) (1.50–2.27)
Acute heart failure 1.45 < .001 1.28 0.029 0.34 0.003 1.30 0.182
(1.21–1.75) (1.03–1.59) (0.17–0.69) (0.88–1.92)

IPTW: Inverse probability of treatment weighting; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; NA: Not applicable.

* Adjusted for Charlson comorbidity index, age, and region.