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. 2022 Feb 13;52(3):130–137. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.02.001

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and risk factors for admission to the hospital for 399 patients attending the emergency department for confirmed COVID-19: logistic regression analyses.

n/N (%) a
Univariate
Multivariate
321/399 (80%) Crude OR P-value Adjusted OR P-value
Age (years)
 [< 60[ 102/166 (61%) Ref < 0.0001 Ref < 0.0001
 [60–80[ 124/134 (93%) 7.8 [3.8–15.9] 6.5 [3.0–13.7]
 [> 80] 95/99 (96%) 14.9 [5.2–42.5] 15.9 [5.3–47.9]
Gender
 Female 128/173 (74%) Ref < 0.0001 Ref 0.0010
 Male 193/226 (85%) 2.1 [1.3–3.4] 2.7 [1.5–4.9]
Continent of birth
 Western countries 188/227 (83%) Ref 0.2539
 Northern Africa 54/70 (77%) 0.7 [0.4–1.4]
 Sub-Saharan Africa 49/67 (73%) 0.6 [0.3–1.1]
 Other 30/35 (86%) 1.3 [0.5–3.4]
Housing
 Own accommodation 264/340 (78%) Ref < 0.0001 NR
 Other 57/59 (97%) 8.3 [2.0–33.3]
Deprivation index
 FDEPb 1.0 [0.8–1.1] 0.5757
 French EDIb 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.7691
Preexisting comorbidities
 Overweight or obesity 105/118 (89%) 2.4 [1.3–-4.6] 0.0065 3.3 [1.6–6.6] 0.0012
 High blood pressure 142/159 (89%) 2.8 [1.6–5.1] 0.0004 NR
 Type 2 diabetes 80/86 (93%) 4.0 [1.7–9.5] 0.0019 2.9 [1.1–7.6] 0.0264
 Cardiovascular disease 82/86 (95%) 6.3 [2.3–17.9] 0.0005 NR
 Neuropsychiatric disorder 87/92 (95%) 5.4 [2.1–13.9] 0.0004 3.5 [1.3–9.5] 0.0165
 Chronic respiratory disease 60/69 (87%) 1.8 [0.8–3.7] 0.1382 NR
 Cancer 34/37 (92%) 3.0 [0.9–9.9] 0.0781 NR
Number of comorbidities other than being overweight or obese
 No comorbidity 67/113 (59%) Ref < 0.0001
 One comorbidity 98/120 (82%) 3.1 [1.7–5.6]
 At least two comorbidities 156/166 (94%) 10.7 [5.1–22.5]
Clinical parameters
 Desaturation 197/202 (98%) 23.2 [9.1–59.0] < 0.0001
 Fever 202/257 (79%) 0.7 [0.4–1.2] 0.2109

Data are presented as medians (IQR) or n (%).

NR: not retained by the model; FDEP: French Deprivation Index; French EDI: French European Deprivation Index; OR: odds ratio.

a

n hospitalizations for N people at risk (proportion hospitalized within the modality).

b

Odds ratio is estimated for 1-point increments.