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Table 3 Unadjusted and Adjusted odds ratios for COVID-19 risk factors in the study cohort

From: Vitamin D status of Arab Gulf residents screened for SARS-CoV-2 and its association with COVID-19 infection: a multi-centre case–control study

 

SARS-CoV-2

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Negative

Positive

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age > 60 years

4 (5)

33 (25)

6 (2–18)

0.001

 

Male

41 (50)

79 (57)

1.3 (0.8–2)

0.3

Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2)

21 (28)

48 (36)

1.5 (0.8–3)

0.2

Type 2 Diabetes

14 (18)

88 (68)

10 (5–20)

 < 0.001

6.4 (3–14)

 < 0.001

Hypertension

5 (6)

48 (35)

8.2 (3–22)

 < 0.001

2.07 (0.7–6)

0.2

Rheumatoid Arthritis

2 (2)

3 (2)

0.9 (0.1–5)

0.9

0.9 (0.1–5)

0.99

Chronic Liver Disease

0

1 (1)

1.8 (0.1–45)

0.72

Thyroid Disease

2 (2)

3 (2)

0.9 (0.1–5)

0.9

1.7 (0.2–12)

0.58

Epilepsy

0

2 (1)

3.0 (0.1–64)

0.48

Chronic Immobilization

0

1 (1)

1.8 (0.1–45)

0.72

Asthma

1 (1)

9 (6)

5.6 (0.7–45)

0.1

6.5 (0.7–61)

0.1

Hyperlipidaemia

0

14 (10)

19.2 (1.1–327)

0.04

Heart Disease

0

10 (7)

13.5 (0.8–233)

0.07

Anaemia

3 (4)

0

0.08 (0–2)

0.1

Chronic Kidney Disease

0

5 (4)

6.8 (0.4–125)

0.19

Hypertriglyceridemia

18 (23)

48 (37)

2.0 (1–4)

0.04

1.7 (0.8–4)

0.17

Low HDL-Cholesterol

28 (35)

106 (82)

8.1 (4–15)

 < 0.001

6.1 (3–14)

 < 0.001

  1. Data presented as frequencies (%) and Odds Ratio (OR) (95%CI), p < 0.05 considered significant