Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and COVID-19 infection within the UK Biobank cohort
Fig 1
Relative risk of positive COVID-19 test by long-term condition count and prognostic factors (Poisson regression).
Prognostic factors: a) Sex, b) Age (years), c) Ethnicity, d) Townsend quintile (1 least deprived; 5 most deprived), e) Smoking status, f) Physical activity level (based on UK guidelines), g) Body-mass index (BMI; kg/m2), h) Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), and i) estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; ml/min/1.73m2). Models were adjusted for sex, age, ethnicity, Townsend score, smoking status, alcohol intake frequency, physical activity, BMI, and assessment centre location.