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Table 4 Odds ratios for severe cases associated with TyG in whole population and in different subgroups

From: Association of the insulin resistance marker TyG index with the severity and mortality of COVID-19

 Model1Model2Model3
OR (95% CI)POR (95% CI)POR (95% CI)P
 Total2.8 (1.6–4.8)0.0002.9 (1.2–6.3)0.0072.3 (0.6–8.3)0.207
 Subgroups
 Sex
  Male3.6 (1.6–8.2)0.0025.7 (1.7–19.2)0.0053.2 (0.4–22.7)0.246
  Female2.8 (1.6–4.8)0.0003.3 (1.5–7.0)0.0032.6 (0.8–9.0)0.132
 Age
  ≥ 60 years2.6 (1.2–5.7)0.0133.0 (1.2–7.3)0.0145.4 (1.0–30.6)0.055
  < 60 years1.8 (0.7–4.9)0.2461.3 (0.2–8.5)0.7730.6 (0.1–9.7)0.746
 DM
  Yes6.5 (1.4–29.6)0.0166.8 (1.3–34.8)0.0216.0 (0.7–51.7)0.103
  No1.9 (0.9–3.7)0.0771.2 (0.6–2.7)0.6301.2 (0.4–4.0)0.780
 Hypertension
  Yes4.6 (1.6–13.3)0.0064.3 (1.0–18.7)0.0546.3 (0.6–64.2)0.121
  No1.7 (0.8–3.5)0.1381.8 (0.6–5.3)0.2691.7 (0.3–8.6)0.520
  1. Model1: unadjusted
  2. Model2: adjusted for age, sex, HbA1C, and SBP
  3. Model3: adjusted for age, sex, SBP, HbA1C, CRP, and TNFα
  4. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, DM diabetes mellitus, SBP systolic blood pressure, CRP C-reactive protein