Table 4.
Factors associated with a duration of viral shedding of more than 17 days in patients with COVID-19.
| Multivariable analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | OR | 95% CI | p value |
| Expectoration | 1.745 | 0.448−6.793 | 0.422 |
| Hemoptysis | NA | NA | 0.999 |
| Highest temperature (℃) | 5.200 | 1.190−22.726 | 0.028 |
| Time from symptom onset to admission | 1.740 | 1.296−2.337 | <0.001 |
| PaO2 | 0.990 | 0.969−1.011 | 0.349 |
| Lymphocyte count <0.8 × 10⁹/L | 1.703 | 0.328−8.836 | 0.526 |
| Serum ferritin >300 μg/L | 0.969 | 0.219−4.291 | 0.967 |
| Glucocorticoids | 3.965 | 0.425−37.006 | 0.227 |
| Immunoglobulin | 0.098 | 0.009−1.102 | 0.060 |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 1.604 | 1.262−2.040 | <0.001 |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.