All significant variable modelMost parsimonious model
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95%CI)*Adjusted p-value*Adjusted OR (95%CI)&Adjusted p-value&
Female0.45 (0.20-1.02)0.33 (0.05-2.23)0.34 (0.09-1.36)0.128
Age (years)1.08 (1.05-1.11)1.04 (0.97-1.10)0.2241.06 (1.01-1.10)0.010
Inflammatory arthritis0.11 (0.05-0.28)0.14 (0.02-0.95)0.0440.09 (0.02-0.32)<0.001
Connective Tissue Disease and Other1.56 (0.62 - 3.92)
No comorbidities0.11 (0.04-0.30)0.76 (0.09-6.58)0.802
Most common comorbidities
COPD / asthma4.77 (1.23-18.54)3.09 (0.16-60.07)0.456
CVD3.40 (1.31-8.85)0.11 (0.01-1.88)0.129
Hypertension3.71 (1.52-9.08)0.56 (0.04-7.94)0.668
Obesity0.58 (0.10-3.30)
Number of comorbidities (Median, IQR)3.01 (1.92-4.72)2.99 (0.59-15.02)0.1841.93 (1.11-3.35)0.020
Never Smokerref.0.889
Ever Smoker3.17 (1.18-8.89)1.19 (0.10-13.68)
Medication prior to COVID-19 diagnosis
Glucocorticoids9.26 (1.95-43.89)18.14 (1.13-290.81)0.04115.01 (1.77-127.16)0.013
csDMARD monotherapy0.42 (0.17-1.00)
b/tsDMARD (monotherapy or in combination with csDMARD)0.24 (0.10-0.58)1.36 (0.19-9.72)0.557