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. 2022 May 24;134(23-24):856–867. doi: 10.1007/s00508-022-02036-9

Table 3.

Adjusted effect sizes (OR) with 95% CIs of risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalization

Diagnosis (Group) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
(all)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
(male)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
(female)
Hemiplegia or paraplegia 1.61 (1.44–1.79)*** 1.73 (1.50–1.99)*** 1.44 (1.21–1.71)***
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.48 (1.43–1.53)*** 1.46 (1.40–1.53)*** 1.51 (1.43–1.59)***
Diabetes without complications 1.41 (1.37–1.46)*** 1.33 (1.28–1.39)*** 1.52 (1.45–1.60)***
Renal disease 1.39 (1.34–1.44)*** 1.36 (1.29–1.43)*** 1.42 (1.35–1.49)***
Diabetes with complications 1.35 (1.29–1.42)*** 1.39 (1.30–1.48)*** 1.32 (1.22–1.42)***
Rheumatoid disease 1.32 (1.23–1.43)*** 1.19 (1.04–1.36)** 1.39 (1.26–1.52)***
Mild liver disease 1.26 (1.21–1.32)*** 1.22 (1.15–1.29)*** 1.33 (1.24–1.42)***
Dementia 1.25 (1.20–1.31)*** 1.30 (1.21–1.39)*** 1.22 (1.15–1.29)***
AIDS/HIV 1.18 (0.79–1.78) 0.98 (0.58–1.67) 1.62 (0.85–3.11)
Congestive heart failure 1.16 (1.12–1.20)*** 1.18 (1.12–1.24)*** 1.14 (1.08–1.21)***
Moderate or severe liver disease 1.12 (0.98–1.28) 1.11 (0.94–1.31) 1.18 (0.93–1.49)
Cerebrovascular disease 1.12 (1.08–1.15)*** 1.10 (1.06–1.15)*** 1.13 (1.08–1.19)***
Peptic ulcer disease 1.10 (1.02–1.20)** 1.08 (0.96–1.21) 1.14 (1.00–1.29)**
Peripheral vascular disease 1.09 (1.05–1.14)*** 1.12 (1.07–1.18)*** 1.06 (1.00–1.12)*
Cancer (any malignancy) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 1.01 (0.96–1.06) 1.06 (1.00–1.12)**
Acute myocardial infarction 0.97 (0.92–1.03) 0.95 (0.88–1.01) 1.03 (0.94–1.13)
Metastatic solid tumour 0.84 (0.77–0.91)*** 0.78 (0.69–0.87)*** 0.93 (0.82–1.06)
Total number of observations 280,440 144,366 136,074

Authors’ calculation based on [16, 17]

*, **, *** refer to significance at the p < 0.10, p < 0.05, and p < 0.01 level, respectively. Results refer to odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) obtained from logistic regression; analyses were adjusted for age group, sex and health care region