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. 2022 Dec 21;17(12):e0279222. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279222

Table 3. Risk of ICU admission among solid organ transplant recipients diagnosed with COVID-19.

  Univariable Multivariable
Logistic regression model (N = 646) (N = 626)
Event: ICU admission, n = 136 OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age at encounter (years) 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) 0.051 -- --
Gender
    Female (reference) -- --
    Male 1.11 (0.76, 1.63) 0.58 -- --
Race/Ethnicity
    NH White (reference) -- --
    NH Black 1.13 (0.70, 1.81) 0.62 -- --
    NH Asian 0.41 (0.12, 1.39) 0.15 -- --
    NH Other Race 0.36 (0.05, 2.91) 0.34 -- --
    Hispanic or Latino 0.95 (0.60, 1.51) 0.84 -- --
Body Mass Index 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 0.27 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 0.18
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score 1.08 (1.04, 1.13) <0.001 1.09 (1.04, 1.15) <0.001
Transplanted organ
    Multi-organ 1.38 (0.48, 3.95) 0.55 1.34 (0.44, 4.10) 0.61
    Heart 0.73 (0.35, 1.50) 0.39 0.53 (0.25, 1.12) 0.1
    Kidney (reference) (reference)
    Liver 1.10 (0.66, 1.86) 0.71 0.72 (0.40, 1.29) 0.27
    Lung 1.44 (0.80, 2.59) 0.22 1.16 (0.62, 2.16) 0.64
    Kidney/Pancreas 0.74 (0.28, 2.00) 0.56 0.76 (0.28, 2.10) 0.6
Time from transplant to COVID-19 diagnosis (years) 1.00 (0.97, 1.04) 0.85
Vaccination status
    Unvaccinated, diagnosed in 2020 1.29 (0.84, 1.99) 0.24 1.30 (0.84, 2.01) 0.25
    Unvaccinated, diagnosed in 2021 (reference) (reference)
    Diagnosed <180 days after vaccination 0.49 (0.23, 1.02) 0.06 0.45 (0.21, 0.95) 0.04
    Diagnosed 180+ days after vaccination 0.83 (0.38, 1.84) 0.65 0.68 (0.30, 1.53) 0.35

Model notes: Includes all SOT recipients receiving immunosuppressant treatments at time of COVID-19 diagnosis. Outcome: ICU admission within 30 days of COVID-19 diagnosis; OR, odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; ICU: Intensive care unit.