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Table 3 Age and sex adjusted regression analysis of risk factors associated with death in the total sample

From: Age and multimorbidities as poor prognostic factors for COVID-19 in hemodialysis: a Lebanese national study

 

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Agea, years

1.038

1.013, 1.065

0.003

Sex

 Male

1.16

0.63, 2.14

0.636

 Female (Ref)

   

Dialysis vintagea, months

1.002

0.997, 1.007

0.446

Multimorbiditiesa, b (0 to 9)

1.593

1.247, 2.036

< 0.001

Smoking

 Yes

1.123

0.56, 2.27

0.747

 No (Ref)

   

Diabetes

 Yes

1.34

0.71, 2.54

0.365

 No (Ref)

   

Obesity

 Yes

0.88

0.41, 1.88

0.745

 No (Ref)

   

Heart failure

 Yes

4.42

2.06, 9.49

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   

Coronary artery disease

 Yes

3.27

1.69, 6.30

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   

Lung disease

 Yes

2.03

0.85, 4.86

0.112

 No (Ref)

   

Cancer

 Yes

1.81

0.68, 4.76

0.233

 No (Ref)

   

History of stroke

 Yes

2.71

0.89, 8.28

0.08

 No (Ref)

   

Dementia

 Yes

4.46

0.77, 25.88

0.096

 No (Ref)

   

Fever

 Yes

6.66

1.94, 27.81

0.003

 No (Ref)

   

Diarrhea

 Yes

0.705

0.33, 1.51

0.366

 No (Ref)

   

Dyspnea

 Yes

14.11

5.84, 34.13

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   

Hypotension

 Yes

8.03

3.94, 16.36

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   

Pneumonia

 Yes

19.18

6.47, 56.83

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   

C-Reactive Protein

  > 100 mg/L

4.76

1.48, 15.30

0.009

  < 100 mg/L (Ref)

   

Admission to hospital

 Yes

12.70

5.25, 30.74

< 0.001

 No (Ref)

   
  1. aFor continuous variables, the odds ratio refers to the change per unit of a given variable
  2. b"Multimorbidities” is a continuous variable and reflects the sum of 9 comorbidities: Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, coronary artery disease, heart failure, history of stroke, lung disease, dementia, cancer
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