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. 2022 Feb 7;24(3):224–233. doi: 10.1111/jch.14437

TABLE 3.

Univariable Cox regression analyses for the mortality and ARDS in COVID‐19 patients with hypertension

Mortality(n = 22) ARDS (n = 64)
Variable HR (95%CI) p‐value HR (95%CI) p‐value
Age 1.05 (1.01–1.10) .018 1.05 (1.02–1.07) <.001
Sex 2.07 (0.85–5.09) .111 1.22 (0.75–2.00) .429
Smoking history 0.67 (0.09–4.99) .696 0.68 (0.21–2.19) .522
Diabetes 0.60 (0.20–1.77) .351 0.79 (0.44–1.43) .439
Coronary heart disease 3.29 (1.29–8.42) .013 1.38 (0.68–2.79) .373
COPD 4.06 (1.37–12.0) .011 4.27 (2.17–8.41) <.001
Tumor 2.23 (0.30–16.64) .434 3.29 (1.19–9.11) .022
ACEI/ARB 0.41 (0.05–3.05) .383 0.87 (0.38–2.02) .748
β blocker 0.45 (0.10–1.93) .281 1.77 (1.00–3.13) .049
Calcium channel blocker 0.39 (0.16–0.92) .032 1.00 (0.61–1.65) .988
Diuretic 1.68 (0.39–7.21) .482 4.19 (2.23–7.87) <.001
Antiviral therapy 2.27 (0.97–5.34) .059 1.25 (0.76–2.06) .372
Glucocorticoid 4.65 (1.98–10.91) <.001 5.29 (3.21–8.72) <.001
Leukocyte count < 4×10 9 /L 1.14 (0.15–8.50) .896 0.05 (0.00–13.05) .287
D‐dimer > 0.55 mg/L 8.79 (2.03–38.07) .004 14.69 (5.31–40.63) <.001
AST > 40 u/L 16.73 (7.01–39.93) <.001 4.62 (2.69–7.91) <.001
Creatinine > 133 μmol/L 9.76 (3.78–25.19) <.001 4.32 (2.13–8.76) <.001
LDH > 250 u/L 42.06 (9.83–180.01) <.001 12.20 (7.11–20.91) <.001
hs‐TnI > 0.04 ng/ml 17.73 (6.84–45.95) <.001 8.37 (94.64–15.09) <.001
BNP > 100 pg/ml 6.06 (2.46–14.92) <.001 4.81 (2.76–8.38) <.001
hs‐CRP > 4 mg/L 76.81 (2.26–2613.39) .016 26.25 (8.23–83.72) <.001
PCT > 0.05 ng/ml 17.44 (2.31–131.57) .006 6.61 (3.11–14.08) <.001
mean SBP 1.00 (0.96–1.04) .950 0.99 (0.97–1.02) .567
mean DBP 0.88 (0.83–0.94) <.001 0.90 (0.87–0.94) <.001
Assessments of BPV
SD SBP 1.29 (1.20–1.40) <.001 1.19 (1.13–1.25) <.001
CV SBP 1.38 (1.27–1.51) <.001 1.27 (1.19–1.35) <.001
VIM SBP 1.28 (1.20–1.37) <.001 1.20 (1.14–1.25) <.001
SD DBP 1.34 (1.21–1.48) <.001 1.18 (1.10–1.27) <.001
CV DBP 1.26 (1.18–1.34) <.001 1.16 (1.11–1.22) <.001
VIM DBP 1.35 (1.23–1.48) <.001 1.20 (1.13–1.29) <.001

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; COPD, Chronic obstructive lung disease; ACEI, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; hs‐TnI, high‐sensitive cardiac troponin I; BNP, B‐type natriuretic peptide; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitive C‐reactive protein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PCT, procalcitonin.