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. 2022 May 5;14(5):972. doi: 10.3390/v14050972

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of the factors associated with poor COVID-19 outcome in HIV-positive patients.

Factor Univariate Multivariate
Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval p-Value Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval p-Value
Demographics Age
[unit = 10]
1.17 0.85–1.62 0.3296 - - -
BMI
[unit = 1]
0.98 0.91–1.06 0.6678 - - -
Male sex 0.82 0.36–1.87 0.6428 - - -
Currently employed 0.31 0.13–0.7 0.0051 0.46 0.18–1.22 0.1201
Comorbidities Always smoked cigarettes 1.46 0.63–3.97 0.3816 - - -
One or more comorbidities 2.73 1.22–6.13 0.0148 2.52 1–6.3 0.0490
Number of comorbidities
[unit = 1]
2.33 1.43–3.8 0.0007 2.12 1.2–3.7 0.0091
HCV and/or HBV co-infection 3.17 1.32–7.60 0.0097 1.51 0.5–4.5 0.4636
mode of HIV infection
HIV characteristics heterosexual vs. MSM 0.65 0.26–1.64 0.8786 - - -
IDU vs. MSM 0.81 0.26–2.6 - - -
Other vs. MSM 1.3 0.131–12.88 - - -
Unknown vs. MSM 0.52 0.06–4.53 - - -
Time since HIV diagnosis in years
[unit = 1]
1 0.94–1.06 0.9932 - - -
CD4 count
[unit = 100]
0.86 0.8–1 0.0225 0.92 0.8–1.1 0.2134
HIV VL > = 50 copies/mL 1.91 0.8–4.56 0.1461 - - -
On cART 0.23 0.08–0.63 0.0044 0.2 0.05–0.8 0.0231
Third drug in cART
InSTI vs. PI 0.46 0.17–1.25 0.2523 - - -
NNRTI vs. PI 0.15 0.02–1.34 - - -
Other vs. PI 0.8 0.08–7.99 - - -
No TDF or TAF in backbone 1.73 0.78–3.87 0.1793 - - -
COVID-19 characteristics Any COVID-19 symptoms 0.74 0.15–3.56 0.7055 - - -
typical radiological changes 3.9 1.12–13.65 0.0124 4.23 1.06–16.99 0.0418
non-typical radiological changes 10.8 2.23–52.5 0.0124 6.39 1.02–39.72 0.0465