Table 2 Associations between clinical risk factors and 60-day cause-specific mortality in continuing care residents in Alberta who were confirmed tested first positive or first negative with a Covid-19 infection between, March 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021.

From: Machine learning risk estimation and prediction of death in continuing care facilities using administrative data

Characteristic

Univariable

Multivariable

ORs (95% CI)

p-value

AORs (95% CI)

p-value

Age

1.04 (1.03, 1.04)

 < 0.01

1.05 (1.04, 1.05)

 < 0.01

Gender

 Male

1.40 (1.29, 1.52)

 < 0.01

1.57 (1.42, 1.73)

 < 0.01

 Female

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

Specimen collection location

 LTC

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

 DSL

0.42 (0.38, 0.47)

 < 0.01

0.97 (0.72, 1.30)

0.82

 ED

3.09 (2.61, 3.64)

 < 0.01

4.54 (3.57, 5.77)

 < 0.01

 H

2.33 (1.92, 2.82)

 < 0.01

3.6 (2.76, 4.68)

 < 0.01

Resident during collection

 LTC

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

 DSL

0.49 (0.45,0.54)

 < 0.01

0.54 (0.41, 0.71)

 < 0.01

Symptomatic during collection

 No

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

 Yes

2.33 (2.09, 2.61)

 < 0.01

2.02 (1.77, 2.32)

 < 0.01

 Unknown

2.02 (1.82, 2.25)

 < 0.01

1.45 (1.27, 1.65)

 < 0.01

Result of the covid test

 Negative

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

 Positive

4.25 (3.89,4.64)

 < 0.01

3.61 (3.14, 4.15)

 < 0.01

Specimen year-month collection

 2020-3 (original)

6.25 (5.17, 7.57)

 < 0.01

4.62 (3.71, 5.75)

 < 0.01

 2020-4 (alpha)

4.01 (3.47, 4.64)

 < 0.01

2.96 (2.52, 3.48)

 < 0.01

 2020-5

3.59 (3.04, 4.24)

 < 0.01

2.08 (1.71, 2.53)

 < 0.01

 2020-6

1 [Reference]

 

1 [Reference]

 

 2020-7

3.56 (2.85, 4.44)

 < 0.01

2.15 (1.68, 2.76)

 < 0.01

 2020-8

2.48 (1.82, 3.37)

 < 0.01

1.74 (1.24, 2.44)

 < 0.01

 2020-9

3.12 (2.33, 4.17)

 < 0.01

1.71 (1.24, 2.36)

 < 0.01

 2020-10 (delta)

4.39 (3.65, 5.29)

 < 0.01

2.15 (1.73, 2.68)

 < 0.01

 2020-11

5.40 (4.56, 6.40)

 < 0.01

2.36 (1.91, 2.90)

 < 0.01

 2020-12 (beta)

5.55 (4.75, 6.49)

 < 0.01

2.18 (1.78, 2.68)

 < 0.01

 2021-1 (gamma)

6.4 (5.30, 7.73)

 < 0.01

2.03 (1.59, 2.58)

 < 0.01

 2021-2 (theta)

2.95 (1.99, 4.36)

 < 0.01

2.04 (1.32, 3.15)

 < 0.01

 2021-3

1.86 (1.00, 3.46)

0.05

1.47 (0.72, 3.00)

0.29

Hospital and outpatient

 #H admits 1 year

1.12 (1.08, 1.16)

 < 0.01

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

0.44

 #SCU admits 1 year

1.21 (0.94, 1.55)

0.13

1.15 (0.83, 1.60)

0.41

 #DAD proc 1 year

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

0.01

1.01 (0.97, 1.06)

0.59

 #NACRS proc 1 year

1.00 (0.99, 1)

0.47

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

0.52

Comorbidities

 Num of Elixhauser

1.05 (1.04, 1.07)

 < 0.01

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)

 < 0.01

 Fluid and electrolyte disorders

1.47 (1.35, 1.61)

 < 0.01

1.19 (1.07, 1.34)

 < 0.01

 Diabetes

1.12 (1.03, 1.23)

0.01

1.11 (1.00, 1.23)

0.06

 Metastatic cancer

1.92 (1.48, 2.5)

0.00

1.58 (1.14, 2.19)

 < 0.01

 Liver disease

1.24 (0.98, 1.56)

0.07

1.51 (1.15, 1.99)

 < 0.01

  1. LTC long-term care, DSL designated support living, ED emergency department, H hospital, Y year, Proc procedures.