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Table 3 Association of prolonged use of corticosteroids and outcomes using the inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis

From: Association between prolonged corticosteroids use in COVID-19 and increased mortality in hospitalized patients: a retrospective study with inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis

Outcome

Relative risk

95% CI

p value

All hospitalized patients (n = 1539)

   

 In-hospital mortality

1.76

1.41–2.22

< 0.001

 Number of antibiotics used

1.12

1.06–1.19

< 0.001

 Number of positive hemocultures

1.25

1.12–1.40

< 0.001

Critically ill patients (n = 622)

   

 In-hospital mortality

2.37

1.67–3.47

< 0.001

 Number of antibiotics used

1.19

1.09–1.29

< 0.001

 Number of positive hemocultures

1.11

0.96–1.28

0.155