Chronic hepatitis-C infection in COVID-19 patients is associated with in-hospital mortality

Table 2 Cox regression model for all patients and hepatitis C virus patients for prediction of mortality

	All patients (n = 1193)				Propensity score matched (n = 98)
	Univariate		Multivariate		Univariate		Multivariate
	Exp (B)	Sig.	Exp (B)	Sig.	Exp (B)	Sig.	Exp (B)	Sig.
Age (yr)	1.028	< 0.001	1.029	< 0.001	1.022	0.183	-	-
Gender (female)	0.675	< 0.001	0.865	0.42	0.488	0.05	0.714	0.110
Body mass index (kg/m2)	0.991	0.184	-	-	1.014	0.514	-	-
Hypertension	1.611	< 0.001	0.843	0.386	2.87	0.004	2	0.051
Diabetes mellitus	1.394	0.001	1.208	0.277	1.06	0.864	-	-
Human immune-deficiency virus	1.797	< 0.001	1.251	0.492	1.92	0.064	-	-
Asthma	0.864	0.341	-	-	1.39	0.357	-	-
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1.435	0.013	1.043	0.879	1.222	0.591	-	-
Hepatitis B infection	1.984	0.237	-	-	1.04	0.962	-	-
HCV	2.224	< 0.001	2.435	0.041	3.88	0.001	3.46	0.004
Congestive heart failure	1.4	0.02	1.249	0.356	1.253	0.545	-	-
Coronary artery disease	1.387	0.023	1.092	0.734	1.05	0.923	-	-
End stage renal disease	1.208	0.305	-	-	1.013	0.983	-	-
Chronic kidney disease	1.437	0.016	1.188	0.535	1.024	0.957	-	-
Hemoglobin	0.966	0.123	-	-	0.925	0.337	-	-
Total white count	1.006	0.376	-	-	1.004	0.736	-	-
Platelets	0.998	< 0.001	0.999	0.438	0.999	0.525	-	-
Neutrophilic count	1.023	0.028	0.991	0.658	1.072	0.145	-	-
Lymphocyte count	0.993	0.641	1	0.163	1.000	0.976	-	-
D-dimer	1	< 0.001	1.001	< 0.001	1.000	0.09	-	-
Lactate dehydrogenase	1.001	< 0.001	1.001	0.374	1.000	0.714	-	-
High sensitivity C-reactive protein	1.002	< 0.001	1	0.553	0.999	0.788	-	-
Ferritin	1	0.002	1.053	0.028	1.000	0.902	-	-
Prothrombin time (s)	1.001	0.89	-	-	1.1	0.281	-	-
Activated partial thromboplastin time (s)	0.998	0.804	-	-	0.966	0.281	-	-
Creatinine	1.072	< 0.001	-	-	1.08	0.91	-	-
Alanine transaminase	0.999	0.325	-	-	0.998	0.371	-	-
Aspartate transaminase	1	0.391	-	-	0.999	0.402	-	-
Alkalaine phosphatase	0.999	0.222	-	-	0.275	0.995	-	-
Total bilirubin	1.131	0.002	1.026	0.925	1.16	0.475	-	-
Combined bilirubin	1.327	< 0.001	1.091	0.733	1.17	0.510	-	-
Total protein	0.932	0.235	-	-	0.892	0.560	-	-
Albumin	0.681	< 0.001	0.933	0.678	0.613	0.114	-	-
Procalcitonin	1.014	< 0.001	1.001	0.793	1.008	0.544	-	-

HCV: Hepatitis C virus.