*Adjusted for age, sex, and ethnic background

†Adjusted for age, sex, ethnic background, socio-economic deprivation, smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, BMI, SBP, DBP, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, eGFR, COPD, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, CHD, history of MI, history of stroke, use of low-dose aspirin, use of lipid-lowering drugs, and number of drugs concurrently used.

Abbreviations: Covid-19 coronavirus disease 2019 OR odds ratio CI confidence interval ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ARB angiotensin receptor blocker CCBcalcium-channel blocker BB beta-blocker Ref. Reference

Table 3. Associations of CCB, BB and diuretic use in comparison with ARB use with i) Covid-19 hospitalization in the total population with hypertension, ii) 28-day all-cause mortality in the all Covid-19 infected patients, and iii) 28-day all-cause mortality in the hospitalized Covid-19 infected patients