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. 2021 Nov 8;21:1144. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06821-1

Table 12.

Use of macrolides according to habitual treatment

Total (n = 13,932) No. (%) With macrolides n = 8382 (%) Without macrolides n = 5502 (%) p value
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) 13,853 93 (0.7) 57 (0.7) 36 (0.7) 0.86
Metformin 13,860 1890 (13.6) 1154 (13.8) 736 (13.4) 0.51
Systemic corticosteroids 13,849 591 (4.3) 332 (4.0) 259 (4.7) 0.033
Inhaled corticosteroids 13,808 1304 (9.4) 796 (9.6) 508 (9.3) 0.61
Hydroxychloroquine 13,855 70 (0.5) 51 (0.6) 19 (0.4) 0.033
Rapamycin (sirolimus) 13,820 63 (0.5) 41 (0.5) 22 (0.4) 0.44
Immunosuppressants 13,836 486 (3.5) 278 (3.3) 208 (3.8) 0.14
Biological therapy (monoclonal antibodies) 13,851 180 (1.3) 93 (1.1) 87 (1.6) 0.016