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. 2022 Jan 13;17(1):e0261142. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261142

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.