*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