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. 2020 Aug 2;56(4):106129. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106129

Table 2.

Potential factors associated with unfavorable outcome: Cox model regression.

Variables
n/N
Univariate model
Multivariate model 1
Multivariate model 2
HR [IC95%] P-value HR [IC95%] P-value HR [IC95%] P-value


Adjusted on ICC, obesity, O2, lymphocyte count and treatments Adjusted on ICC, obesity, O2 CRP and treatments
Characteristics at baseline
Age (years) 132/132 1.02 [1.00 – 1.05] 0.07 - - - -
Sex (M) 85/132 0.86 [0.40 – 1.85] 0.71 - - - -
Obesity (yes) 15/132 0.27 [0.04 – 1.98] 0.20 0.47 [0.06- 3.63] 0.47 0.44 [0.06 – 3.45] 0.43
Smoking (yes) 29/132 1.00 [0.41 - 2.48] 0.99 - - - -
CCI*
 0 24/132 1* - 1* - 1 -
 1-2 47/132 0.88 [0.26 - 3.00] 0.83 1.05 [0.29 – 3.87] 0.47 1.10 [0.31 – 3.92] 0.89
 3-4 31/132 1.88 [0.58 – 6.12] 0.29 0.39 1.30 [0.37 – 4.54] 0.68 0.97 1.74 [0.52 – 5.81] 0.37 0.73
 ≥5 30/132 1.63 [0.49 – 5.43] 0.42 1.10 [0.32 – 3.75] 0.87 1.08 [0.32 – 3.71] 0.90
PMN count ≥8000/mm3 14/132 1.42 [0.49 – 4.10] 0.52 - - - -
Lymphocyte count <1000/mm3 71/132 4.91 [1.99 – 12.1] 0.0006 4.90 [1.95 – 12.3] 0.0007 - -
CRP ≥100 mg/L 85/132 2.86 [1.35 – 6.05] 0.006 - - 2.78 [1.00 – 5.23] 0.05
Treatment strategies
Oxygen (L/min) 1.20 [1.10 - 1.31] <0.0001 1.25 [1.13 – 1.38] <0.0001 1.20 [1.08 - 1.32] 0.0005
No treatment and 52/132 1* - 1* - 1* -
AZI ± HCQ 80/132 0.63 [0.30 – 1.23] 0.23 0.45 [0.21 – 0.97] 0.04 0.42 [0.18 – 0.95] 0.04

n/N number/total; 1* indicates the reference category; HR, Hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant (P>0.05); PMN, polymorphonuclear; *CCI, The Charlson Comorbidity Index; CRP, C-Reactive protein; AZI, Azithromycin; HCQ, Hydroxychloroquine; No treatment defined as patients who have had no treatment or lopinavir-ritonavir; Multivariate Cox model regression was used to identify the potential factors associated with unfavorable outcome (ICU admission or death after ICU), adjusted on CCI (including age), obesity, oxygen and treatment strategies groups according to CRP.