Table 2 Denomination and prevalence of multimorbidity patterns found in COVID-19 patients based on sex and age and their age-adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of infection severity compared with chronic patients without multimorbidity.

From: Identifying multimorbidity profiles associated with COVID-19 severity in chronic patients using network analysis in the PRECOVID Study

 

15–64 years

65–79 years

 ≥ 80 years

Pattern name (N, prevalence %)

Severity aOR (95% CI)

Pattern name (N, prevalence %)

Severity aOR (95% CI)

Pattern name (N, prevalence %)

Severity aOR (95% CI)

Women

Cardiometabolic (4,205, 21.4%)

1.85 (1.43–2.41)

Cardiometabolic (673, 19.1%) (99% diabetes mellitus)

1.97 (1.15–3.49)

Cardiometabolic (541, 13.1%)

1.29 (0.85–1.96)

Menstrual-dysphoric (2,204, 11.1%)

1.48 (1.08–2.02)

Thyroid-cardiometabolic (515, 14.6%) (no diabetes mellitus)

1.55 (0.86–2.79)

Psychogeriatric (1,011, 24.5%)

1.06 (0.71–1.58)

Mental health (2,046, 10.3%)

0.90 (0.63–1.29)

Osteoporotic-cardiovascular (70, 19.9%) (no diabetes mellitus)

1.20 (0.67–2.14)

Mental health (753, 18.3%)

1.32 (0.87–1.98)

Upper respiratory (1,987, 10.0%)

1.13 (0.79–1.62)

Mental health (823, 23.3%) (no diabetes mellitus)

1.58 (0.90–2.80)

Non-specific (1,679, 40.8%)

1.05 (0.71–1.55)

Non-specific (4,810, 24.3%)

1.35 (1.02–1.77)

Non-specific (663, 18.8%) (no diabetes mellitus)

1.22 (0.68.2.18)

  

Control group (4,528, 22.8%)

 

Control group (152, 4.3%)

 

Control group (135, 3.3%)

 

Men

Hypertension-obesity (1,585, 10.4%)

1.60 (1.25–2.05)

Cardiometabolic I (421, 12.3%) (99% obesity)

1.76 (1.18–2.62)

Cardiometabolic I (546, 24.6%)

1.28 (0.96–1.70)

Cardiometabolic (1,136, 7.4%)

1.43 (1.14–1.80)

Cardiometabolic II (619, 18.1%) (no obesity)

1.23 (0.84–1.81)

Cardiometabolic II (590, 26.5%)

1.28 (0.96–1.70)

Mental Health (1,911, 12.5%)

1.35 (1.06–1.74)

Cardiometabolic III (637, 18.6%) (no obesity)

1.41 (0.96–2.06)

Arthrosis-cardiometabolic (444, 20.0%)

1.28 (0.96–1.71)

Upper respiratory (1,446, 9.5%)

1.30 (0.97–1.75)

Prostatic-cardiometabolic (699, 20.4%) (18% obesity)

1.30 (0.89–1.89)

Prostatic (233, 10.5%)

1.30 (0.92–1.84)

Headache (1,949, 12.8%)

1.24 (0.93–1.64)

Arthrosis-cardiometabolic (394, 11.5%) (no obesity)

1.20 (0.80–1.82)

Dementia (348, 15.6%)

1.42 (1.04–1.94)

Non-specific (2,274, 14.9%)

1.18 (1.03–1.60)

Non-specific (416, 12.1%) (no obesity)

1.28 (0.85–1.93)

  

Control group (4,973, 32.6%)

 

Control group (241, 7.0%)

 

Control group (63, 2.8%)

 
  1. In bold letters, patterns with statistically significant age-adjusted odds ratios of infection severity; Control group: chronic patients without multimorbidity; CI: confidence interval.