Table 3. Cumulative incidence and subhazards of death between Wave 1 and Wave 2 and mortality rate and Cox model hazard of death with remdesivir and dexamethasone.
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
Entire period | ||
Number of patients | 1,215 | 2614 |
Number of deaths | 317 | 351 |
28-day mortality rate (%, 95% CI) | 26.1 (23.6–28.5) | 13.1 (11.8–14.4) |
Competing risk model | ||
Unadjusted SHR | Ref | 0.47 (0.40, 0.54) † |
Fully adjusted (imputed) SHR | Ref | 0.49 (0.37, 0.65) † |
No Remdesivir | Remdesivir | |
Entire period | ||
Number of patients | 3053 | 896 |
Number of deaths | 571 | 114 |
28-day mortality rate (%) | 18.7 (17.2–20.3) | 12.7 (10.5–15.3) |
Cox model unadjusted HR | Ref | 0.64 (0.53, 0.79) † |
Cox model propensity imputed HR* | Ref | 0.84 (0.65, 1.08) |
Limited to wave 2 | ||
Number of patients | 1777 | 837 |
Number of deaths | 244 | 107 |
28-day mortality rate (%) | 13.7 (12.1–15.6) | 12.4 (10.5–15.4) |
Cox model unadjusted HR | Ref | 0.91 (0.73, 1.14) |
Cox model propensity imputed HR* | Ref | 1.23 (0.94, 1.62) |
No Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | |
Entire period | ||
Number of patients | 2032 | 1917 |
Number of deaths | 384 | 301 |
28-day mortality rate (%) | 18.9 (17.1–20.1) | 15.7 (14.0–17.6) |
Cox model unadjusted HR | Ref | 0.80 (0.69, 0.93) # |
Cox model propensity imputed HR* | Ref | 0.97 (0.70, 1.35) |
Limited to wave 2 | ||
Number of patients | 745 | 1869 |
Number of deaths | 60 | 291 |
28-day mortality rate (%) | 8.1 (6.1–10.4) | 15.6 (13.8–17.5) |
Cox model unadjusted HR | Ref | 1.99 (1.50, 2.62) † |
Cox model propensity imputed HR* | Ref | 1.05 (0.69, 1.59) |
P values † = <0.001.
* Adjusted age, sex, ethnicity, hypertension, diabetes obesity and baseline physiological observation score, CRP, neutrophil, chest x-ray abnormality, remdesivir and dexamethasone. P values † = <0.001
* Adjusted age, sex, ethnicity, hypertension, diabetes obesity and baseline physiological observation score, CRP, Neutrophil, chest x-ray abnormality, remdesivir and dexamethasone.