Table 8 Relative risk regressions for Long-COVID.

From: Extreme obesity is a strong predictor for in-hospital mortality and the prevalence of long-COVID in severe COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Variable

Bivariate regressions

Adjusted for age and sex

RR

CI

RR

CI

n

55

 

55

 

Age

0.99

0.98–1.01

  

Male

1.11

0.80–1.56

  

BMI: 35–40 kg/m2

1.32

1.00–1.76

1.37*

1.04–1.79

BMI: > 40 kg/m2

1.56**

1.25–1.95

1.61**

1.26–2.06

CCI

1.01

0.95–1.08

1.03

0.96–1.11

Septic shock at ICU admission

1.14

0.71–1.83

1.14

0.72–1.82

SOFA-Score at ICU admission

0.98

0.93–1.04

0.98

0.93–1.04

ECMO

1.17

0.84–1.62

1.14

0.79–1.64

CRRT

1.09

0.73–1.63

1.08

0.70–1.66

Logarithm of lowest Horovitz-index at ICU

1.04

0.75–1.44

1.06

0.74–1.53

Logarithm of duration of mechanical ventilation at ICU

1.11

0.90–1.37

1.09

0.87–1.36

VTE during ICU stay

1.11

0.83–1.48

1.13

0.84–1.54

Direct transfer to our ICU from other hospital

1.03

0.77–1.38

1.06

0.80–1.40

DVT

0.99

0.72–1.36

1.00

0.72–1.38

  1. Relative risks with 95%-confidence intervals for Long-COVID from robust Poisson regressions (significance levels: * = 5%, ** = 1%).
  2. BMI Body-Mass-Index, CCI Charlson ComorbidityIndex, CI Confidence interval, CRRT Continuous renal replacement therapy, DVT Deep vein thrombosis, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU Intensive care unit, RR Relative risk, VTE Thromboembolic complications.
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