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. 2021 Oct 11;129(3):334–343. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.10.007

Table 4.

Fully Adjusted and Reduced (No Immunosuppressives) Model Results Showing Associations between Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and COVID-19 Infection


Variable
Fully Adjusted Model
Immunosuppressives Included
Reduced Model
Immunosuppressives Removed
Adjusted HR (95% CI) P Value Adjusted HR (95% CI) P Value
Noninfectious uveitis 1.05 (1.00, 1.10) 0.04 1.06 (1.01, 1.12) 0.03
Age (yrs) 0.998 (0.998, 0.999) <0.001 0.998 (0.998, 0.999) <0.001
Continuous enrollment (yrs) 1.004 (1.003, 1.005) <0.001 1.004 (1.003, 1.005) <0.001
Male vs. Female 0.98 (0.98, 0.99) <0.001 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) <0.001
Unknown vs. Female 0.55 (0.44, 0.68) <0.001 0.55 (0.44, 0.68) <0.001
Asian vs. White 0.70 (0.68, 0.71) <0.001 0.69 (0.68, 0.71) <0.001
Black vs. White 1.12 (1.11, 1.14) <0.001 1.12 (1.11, 1.13) <0.001
Hispanic vs. White 1.57 (1.55, 1.59) <0.001 1.57 (1.55, 1.58) <0.001
Other/Unknown vs. White 1.10 (1.08, 1.11) <0.001 1.10 (1.08, 1.11) <0.001
Midwest vs. South 1.05 (1.04, 1.06) <0.001 1.05 (1.04, 1.06) <0.001
Northeast vs. South 1.28 (1.27, 1.30) <0.001 1.27 (1.26, 1.29) <0.001
West vs. South 0.87 (0.86, 0.88) <0.001 0.86 (0.85, 0.87) <0.001
Other/Unknown vs. South 0.03 (0.03, 0.04) <0.001 0.03 (0.03, 0.04) <0.001
Probable renter vs.
Probable homeowner
1.12 (1.11, 1.14) <0.001 1.12 (1.11, 1.14) <0.001
Unknown vs. Probable homeowner 1.24 (1.23, 1.25) <0.001 1.24 (1.23, 1.25) <0.001
Current/former smoker vs.
Never smoker
0.91 (0.90, 0.93) <0.001 0.92 (0.91, 0.93) <0.001
Unknown smoking status vs.
Never smoker
0.88 (0.88, 0.89) <0.001 0.88 (0.87, 0.89) <0.001
Asthma 1.10 (1.09, 1.12) <0.001 1.13 (1.11, 1.15) <0.001
Autoimmune disease 1.05 (1.03, 1.06) <0.001 1.06 (1.04, 1.07) <0.001
Cancer 0.95 (0.93, 0.96) <0.001 0.95 (0.94, 0.97) <0.001
Cardiovascular disease 1.20 (1.19, 1.22) <0.001 1.20 (1.19, 1.22) <0.001
Cerebrovascular 1.05 (1.03, 1.06) <0.001 1.05 (1.03, 1.06) <0.001
Chronic kidney disease 1.14 (1.13, 1.16) <0.001 1.14 (1.13, 1.16) <0.001
Chronic lung disease 1.12 (1.11, 1.14) <0.001 1.14 (1.13, 1.16) <0.001
Diabetes 1.24 (1.23, 1.25) <0.001 1.24 (1.22, 1.25) <0.001
Hemoglobin disorder 1.10 (1.01, 1.20) 0.03 1.10 (1.01, 1.20) 0.03
HIV/AIDS 1.41 (1.32, 1.51) <0.001 1.41 (1.32, 1.51) <0.001
Hypertension 1.04 (1.03, 1.05) <0.001 1.05 (1.03, 1.06) <0.001
Liver disease 1.16 (1.08, 1.25) <0.001 1.16 (1.08, 1.24) <0.001
Neurologic disease 2.33 (2.29, 2.36) <0.001 2.31 (2.28, 2.34) <0.001
Obesity 1.21 (1.20, 1.22) <0.001 1.22 (1.20, 1.23) <0.001
Solid organ transplant 1.11 (1.04, 1.18) 0.001 1.11 (1.04, 1.18) <0.001
Pregnancy 1.36 (1.31, 1.40) <0.001 1.36 (1.31, 1.40) <0.001
Systemic corticosteroids 1.19 (1.18, 1.20) <0.001
DMARDs 0.91 (0.88, 0.95) <0.001
TNF-α inhibitors 1.11 (1.04, 1.19) 0.002
IL-6 inhibitors 0.96 (0.71, 1.30) 0.79
Other biologics 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) 0.94
Other immunosuppressive drugs 0.87 (0.83, 0.93) <0.001

AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; CI = confidence interval; DMARD = disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HR = hazard ratio; IL-6 = interleukin 6; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor alpha.

P values calculated from Cox proportional hazards models. Reference groups for comorbidities and medications are the group of patients without the given disease or without a prescription for the given medication.