Table 5.

Factors associated with ICU admission

Variables	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Sex (male vs female)	1.361	0.595–3.112	0.465
Age	1.043	1.017–1.070	0.001	1.046	1.011–1.081	0.009
Systolic blood pressure	1.026	0.998–1.055	0.065
Diastolic blood pressure	1.023	0.980–1.068	0.295
Creatine kinase	1.002	0.999–1.004	0.256
Serum lactic acid	0.956	0.496–1.843	0.894
Neutrophil count	0.919	0.689–1.227	0.569
Lymphocyte count	0.532	0.274–1.032	0.062
Hemoglobin	1.016	0.992–1.040	0.198
Platelet count	0.992	0.985–1.000	0.041
Serum creatinine	1.021	0.998–1.045	0.073
ALT	1.019	0.995–1.044	0.117
AST	1.042	1.002–1.084	0.042
Lactate dehydrogenase	1.009	1.002–1.016	0.016
Smoking tobacco (yes vs no)	1.041	0.234–4.630	0.958
BMI level (< 24 vs ≥ 24)	5.190	2.110–12.763	< 0.001	1.258	1.071–1.478	0.005

OR Odds ratio; CI Confidence interval; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; AST Aspartate aminotransferase