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. 2021 Dec 17;2(4):e31503. doi: 10.2196/31503

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of factors that predict hospitalization, peak severity, and death.


Hospitalization Peak severity Death

Unadjusted ORa (95% CI) P value Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P value Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Univariate regression

Age 1.06 (1.03-1.08) <.001b 1.06 (1.04-1.09) <.001 1.1 (1.06-1.14) <.001

Female gender 0.41 (0.12-1.45) .17 0.42 (0.95-1.9) .26 N/Ac N/A

Non-White race 1.97 (1.02-3.8) .04 1.3 (0.6-2.6) .55 0.54 (0.16-1.9) .33

From long-term facility 1.78 (1.04-3.07) .04 2.8 (1.5-5.1) .001 7.9 (3.2-19.2) <.001

BMI <30 1.52 (0.9-2.7) .14 1.1 (0.6-2) .77 5.8 (2.1-15.9) .001

Dementia 0.63 (0.29-1.4) .25 1.6 (0.7-3.3) .26 7.2 (3.2-16.6) <.001

COPDd 3.04 (1.6-5.9) .001 1.5 (0.74-3.2) .25 1.8 (0.7-4.5) .22

Heart failure 1.6 (0.7-3.5) .25 1.8 (0.8-4.0) .18 1.9 (0.67-5.5) .23

CADe 2.93 (1.66-5.2) <.001 2.1 (1.2-3.9) .02 2.1 (0.9-4.6) .07

Atrial fibrillation 2.05 (1.03-4.1) .04 3 (1.4-5.9) .002 3.1 (1.3-7.4) .01

Hospitalization N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.58 (1.18-5.65) .02

O2 on admission N/A N/A 46.2 (19.9-107.3) <.001 4.34 (1.77-10.6) .001
Multivariate regression

Age 1.05 (1.03-1.08) <.001 1.07 (1.03-1.11) <.001 1.06 (1.01-1.11) .02

Non-White race 2.39 (1.13-5.01) .02 N/A N/A N/A N/A

From long-term facility 0.70 (0.36-1.38) .31 1.18 (0.55-2.55) .67 2.0 (0.58-6.88) .27

BMI <30 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.95 (0.81-10.75) .10

Dementia N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.44 (1.07-11.1) .04

COPD 1.73 (0.84-3.35) .14 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CAD 1.44 (0.75-2.81) .27 0.71 (0.32-1.55) .39 0.57 (0.209-1.57) .28

Atrial fibrillation 0.984 (0.45-2.16) .97 1.11 (0.46-2.64) .82 1.25 (0.42-3.69) .69

Hospitalization N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.36 (0.40-4.65) .63

O2 on admission N/A N/A 45.7 (18.79-111) <.001 6.74 (1.74-26.1) .006

aOR: odds ratio.

bItalics indicate that P<.05 (exact values reported).

cN/A: not applicable.

dCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

eCAD: coronary artery disease.