TABLE 2.
Univariate analyses of the association between baseline blood tests and the risk of ARDS or death in 45 kidney transplant patients admitted for SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3 centers of the “Brescia Renal COVID task force”
| Variable | Outcome ARDS | Outcome death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| WBC (≤6 vs >6 × 103/µL) | 0.5 (0.13-1.89) | .31 | 0.78 (0.16-3.3) | .74 |
| Lymphocytes (≤0.6 vs >0.6 × 103/µL) | 3.1 (0.76-13.9) | .124 | 4.9 (0.95-37.8) | .078 |
| Platelets (≤160 vs >160 × 103/µL) | 6 (1.5-28.5) | .016 | 1.4 (0.34-6) | .64 |
| LDH (>260 vs ≤260 U/L) | 0.8 (0.15-4.16) | .79 | 1.25 (0.24-6.79) | .79 |
| Ferritin (>450 vs ≤450 µg/L) | 0.8 (0.06-9.3) | .85 | 1.25 (0.11-14.8) | .85 |
| D-dimer (>400 vs ≤400 ng/mL) | 1.7 (0.19-15.7) | .64 | 1.2 (0.13-12.8) | .87 |
| CRP (>40 vs ≤40 mg/L) | 1.41 (0.38-5.34) | .603 | 1.4 (0.34-6) | .64 |
| Creatinine (>2.5 vs ≤2.5 mg/L) | 1.25 (0.33-4.9) | .74 | 0.78 (0.17-3.27) | .74 |
Abbreviations: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CI, confidence interval; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; OR, odds ratio; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; WBC, white blood cells.
Bold values: statistically significant.