Table 4 Regression analysis of predictors of COVID-19 mortality
From: The association between malaria prevalence and COVID-19 mortality
Variable | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRR | p value | 95% CI | IRR | p value | 95% CI | |
Median age | 1.09 | < 0.001 | 1.07–1.11 | 0.97 | 0.376 | 0.91–1.03 |
Sex ratio | 0.98 | 0.041 | 0.95–0.99 | 0.99 | 0.892 | 0.99–1.01 |
Life expectancy | 1.12 | < 0.001 | 1.09–1.14 | 1.12 | 0.040 | 1.01–1.25* |
Mortality rate | 1.16 | < 0.001 | 1.11–1.22 | 1.27 | 0.001 | 1.10–1.46** |
65+ mortality | 1.04 | < 0.001 | 1.03–1.05 | 0.99 | 0.637 | 0.96–1.02 |
CVD mortality | 0.99 | 0.002 | 0.99–0.99 | 0.99 | 0.198 | 0.99–1.00 |
Malaria prevalence | 0.99 | < 0.001 | 0.99–0.99 | 0.99 | < 0.001 | 0.99–0.99*** |