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. 2022 Jan 7;37(4):e29. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e29

Table 3. Relative risk of overall clinical outcomes of COVID-19 according to HBV infection and antiviral agent treatment.

Clinical outcomes No. of patients No. of events Events rate Crude OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted ORa (95% CI) P value
All-cause mortality
Non HBV-infected 18,485 1,524 8.2 1 1
HBV-infected, with antiviral agents 537 70 13.0 1.67 (1.28–2.14) < 0.001 0.91 (0.68–1.21) 0.545
HBV-infected, without antiviral agents 138 21 15.2 2.00 (1.22–3.12) 0.004 0.95 (0.54–1.61) 0.867
Composite (mortality, ICU admission, liver failure, MV/ECMO, AKI/CRRT)
Non HBV-infected 18,485 2,552 13.8 1 1
HBV-infected, with antiviral agents 537 116 21.6 1.72 (1.39–2.11) < 0.001 0.97 (0.76–1.23) 0.823
HBV-infected, without antiviral agents 138 33 23.9 1.83 (1.22–2.67) 0.002 0.92 (0.58–1.44) 0.720
ICU admission
Non HBV-infected 18,485 1,398 7.6 1 1
HBV-infected, with antiviral agents 537 71 13.2 1.86 (1.43–2.39) < 0.001 1.22 (0.92–1.60) 0.160
HBV-infected, without antiviral agents 138 14 10.1 1.38 (0.76–2.32) 0.256 0.96 (0.50–1.70) 0.896
Long in-hospital stay length (≥ 30 days)
Non HBV-infected 18,485 3,508 19.0 1 1
HBV-infected, with antiviral agents 537 99 18.4 0.96 (0.77–1.20) 0.752 1.03 (0.82–1.29) 0.791
HBV-infected, without antiviral agents 138 24 17.4 0.90 (0.56–1.37) 0.636 1.08 (0.67–1.69) 0.730

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, HBV = hepatitis B virus, ICU = intensive care unit, MV = mechanical ventilation, ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, AKI = acute kidney injury, CRRT = continuous renal-replacement therapy, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.

aAdjusted for age, sex, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal failure, liver cirrhosis, malignancies.