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Table 3 Associations of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Univariable analysis

From: Impact of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapies on symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large cohort of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis

 

OR

95% CI

p

Age ≥ 58 years

1.12

0.49 to 2.55

0.79

Male gender

1.04

0.44 to 2.46

0.93

Smoking

1.36

0.45 to 4.12

0.59

BMI

 Underweight

Reference

  

 Normal weight

0.46

0.05 to 3.88

0.48

 Overweight

0.46

0.05 to 4.18

0.49

 Obese

0.79

0.08 to 7.69

0.84

 Hypertension

2.09

0.87 to 5.06

0.10

 Diabetes

1.28

0.29 to 5.58

0.74

 Home lockdown

0.62

0.26 to 1.50

0.29

 Use of masks and gloves

0.64

0.27 to 1.51

0.30

 Contact avoidance

0.73

0.31 to 1.75

0.48

 Contacts with COVID-19

13.01

5.14 to 32.91

< 0.001

Diagnosis

 SpA

Reference

  

 PsA

0.37

0.07 to 2.03

0.25

 RA

1.03

0.34 to 3.08

0.96

 Disease duration ≥ 120 months

0.65

0.27 to 1.53

0.32

 PDN

2.89

1.26 to 6.62

0.01

PDN dose

 0 mg/day

Reference

  

 < 2.5 mg/day

1.41

0.39 to 5.15

0.61

 ≥ 2.5 mg/day

4.22

1.74 to 10.23

0.001

 HCQ

1.21

0.45 to 3.29

0.70

 csDMARDs

1.80

0.76 to 4.27

0.18

 b/tsDMARDs

0.46

0.20 to 1.06

0.07

  1. BMI body mass index, SpA spondyloarthritis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis, PDN prednisone, HCQ hydroxychloroquine, csDMARDs conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, b/ts DMARDs biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs