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. 2022 Jun 24;15(8):837–844. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.06.014

Table 2.

Association factors for occurrence of severe complications in COVID-19 patients.

Variable Univariate OR [95% CI] P-value Adjusted OR [95% CI]a P-value
Sex, male 2.84 [2.22–3.63] < 0.001 2.40 [1.72–3.34] < 0.001
Age, years
 < 60 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 ≥ 60 6.82 [5.09–9.14] < 0.001 3.89 [2.81–5.37] < 0.001
Household income
 Q1, lowest 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 Q2 1.11 [0.78–1.57] 0.568 1.15 [0.79–1.66] 0.474
 Q3 1.30 [0.91–1.87] 0.148 1.17 [0.80–1.72] 0.422
 Q4, highest 1.77 [1.30–2.41] < 0.001 1.42 [1.02–1.99] 0.040
Alcohol consumption, frequency per week
 < 1 time 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 1–2 times 0.53 [0.38–0.75] < 0.001 0.52 [0.35–0.77] 0.001
 3–4 times 1.56 [1.02–2.38] 0.042 0.95 [0.58–1.57] 0.851
 ≥ 5 times 1.02 [0.47–2.25] 0.953 0.46 [0.20–1.07] 0.072
Smoking habit
 None 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 Former smoker 3.05 [2.33–4.00] < 0.001 1.53 [1.07–2.21] 0.021
 Current smoker 1.09 [0.67–1.78] 0.718 0.67 [0.38–1.17] 0.155
Physical activity, frequency per week
 < 1 day 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 1–4 days 0.65 [0.48–0.88] 0.006 0.77 [0.55–1.07] 0.124
 ≥ 5 days 0.79 [0.58–1.08] 0.142 0.80 [0.57–1.12] 0.199
Anthropometric measurements
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 1.08 [1.04–1.12] < 0.001 1.01 [0.97–1.06] 0.586
Comorbidities
 Hypertension 4.21 [3.27–5.42] < 0.001 1.78 [1.33–2.39] < 0.001
 Diabetes mellitus 3.21 [2.48–4.17] < 0.001 1.20 [0.87–1.66] 0.261
 Stroke 3.64 [2.43–5.46] < 0.001 1.25 [0.80–1.96] 0.326
 Coronary artery disease 2.93 [2.01–4.27] < 0.001 1.21 [0.79–1.85] 0.386
 Chronic kidney disease 2.92 [2.08–4.09] < 0.001 1.27 [0.86–1.88] 0.225
 Asthma 1.90 [1.25–2.90] 0.003 1.33 [0.84–2.12] 0.222
 Malignancy 2.06 [1.46–2.90] < 0.001 1.36 [0.93–1.99] 0.115
Laboratory findings
 LDL cholesterol, mmol/L 0.87 [0.82–0.93] < 0.001 0.93 [0.86–0.99] 0.032
 Triglyceride/glucose index 2.11 [1.75–2.54] < 0.001 1.42 [1.12–1.79] 0.003

Data are derived from logistic regression analysis for severe complications of COVID-19. Severe complications of COVID-19 are composite of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit care, high-flow oxygen therapy, and mortality.

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Q, quartile; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

a

Adjusted for sex, age, household income, alcohol consumption, smoking status, physical activity, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, asthma, malignancy, and LDL cholesterol.