Research Article

Risk Factors in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalized for COVID-19: Findings from a Multicenter Retrospective Study

Table 4

Risk factors associated with COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

Univariable OR (95% CI) valueMultivariable OR (95% CI) value

Demographics and clinical characteristics
Age1.05 (1.03, 1.07)<.00011.04 (1.00, 1.13)0.4201
Sex0.50 (0.27, 0.94)0.03154.04 (0.34, 48.40)0.271
Laboratory findings
 Triglyceride, mmol/L
  <0.24
  0.24-1.869.84 (1.89, 51.34)0.0067
  >1.860.98 (0.64, 1.49)0.9187
 Prothrombin time, s
  <9.5
  9.5-14.50.72 (0.53, 0.98)0.03390.60 (0.27, 1.33)0.2084
  >14.50.68 (0.17 2.84)0.5997
 Cystatin C, mg/L4.01 (1.17, 13.71)0.0271
 Uric acid, umol/L
  <1400.98 (0.95, 1.02)0.3509
  140-4401.00 (1.00, 1.01)0.7094
  >4401.02 (1.00, 1.03)0.0473
α-Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, IU/L
  <72
  72-1820.98 (0.95, 1.00)0.0797
  >1821.01 (1.00, 1.02)0.0419
 Anion gap, mmol/L1.47 (1.14, 1.90)0.0033
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L
  <2.80.81 (0.03, 24.33)0.9037
  2.8-61.83 (1.10, 3.05)0.00771.31 (0.35, 4.95)0.69
  >60.95 (0.62, 1.45)0.8054
 Glucose, mmol/L7.33 (1.66, 32.31)0.008514.85 (0.74, 299.81)0.0785

OR: odds ratio.