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. 2024 Jan 22;43(3):577–586. doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-04755-5

Table 2.

The MLR model for risk factors of bacterial co-infection in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Exp(B) 95.0% CI p value
Age (years) 1.003 0.991 1.015 0.634
Chronic lung diseases 1.202 0.748 1.932 0.447
Cardiovascular disease 1.847 1.202 2.837 0.005
Disease severity for COVID-19*: 0.030
Non-COVID-19 (referent)
  Severe COVID-19 1.694 1.033 2.778 0.037
  Critical COVID-19 2.220 1.196 4.121 0.012
  WBC (109/L) 0.995 0.949 1.044 0.851
  PCT (ng/mL) 1.016 0.934 1.104 0.717
  CRP (mg/L) 1.001 0.998 1.005 0.548
  IL-6 (μg/L) 1.000 0.999 1.002 0.668
  D-Dimer (mg/L) 0.996 0.957 1.037 0.849
  LDH 1.000 0.998 1.001 0.805

Disease severity for COVID-19*, take non-severe COVID-19 as a reference; MLR, multivariable logistic regression; WBC, white blood cell; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin 6; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase