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. 2020 Aug 8;26(11):1545–1553. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.08.003

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for severe respiratory failure among patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: derivation cohort

Cases with available data Severe respiratory failure (n = 189) No severe respiratory failure (n = 455) OR (95% CI)
Demographics
 Age (years), mean (±SD) 644 72.2 (±13.9) 60.1 (±14.8) 1.06 (1.045–1.073)a
 Sex, male 644 108 (57) 268 (59) 0.93 (0.66–1.31)
Underlying diseases
 Obesity 633 76 (40) 46 (10) 6.09 (3.99–9.3)
 BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) 393 28.3 (25–31) 25.9 (23–27) 1.14 (1.085–1.21)a
 Hypertension 636 126 (67) 195 (42) 2.75 (1.92–3.93)
 Diabetes mellitus 643 18 (9) 19 (4) 2.11 (1.04–4.3)
 Coronary artery disease 644 25 (13) 31 (6) 2.09 (1.2–3.64)
 Congestive heart failure 644 16 (8) 16 (3) 2.54 (1.2–5.2)
 Cerebrovascular disease 644 30 (18) 14 (3) 5.94 (3.07–11.5)
 Peripheral vascular disease 644 19 (10) 16 (3) 2.57 (1.33–4.96)
 Chronic kidney disease (moderate to severe) 644 20 (11) 41 (9) 1.2 (0.68–2.1)
 COPD 644 32 (16) 26 (6) 3.36 (1.94–5.8)
 Immunosuppression 618 9 (5) 12 (3) 1.98 (0.82–4.79)
 Charlson index (median, IQR) 588 4.4 (2–6) 2.5 (1–4) 1.32 (1.23–1.42)a
Symptoms at onset
 Fever ≥38°C 626 96 (51) 236 (51) 0.96 (0.57–1.62)
 Cough 629 98 (52) 282 (62) 0.69 (0.49–0.99)
 Dyspnoea 630 93 (49) 148 (32) 2.09 (1.47–2.96)
 Time to hospital admission (days), median (IQR) 560 6 (3–9) 6 (3–8) 0.95 (0.93–0.97)a
Symptoms at hospitalization
 Fever ≥38°C 637 98 (52) 150 (33) 2.23 (1.58–3.17)
 Cough 635 93 (49) 283 (62) 0.59 (0.42–0.83)
 Dyspnoea 636 108 (57) 148 (32) 2.83 (1.99–4.02)
Vital signs at hospitalization
 GCS (median, IQR) 597 15 (15–15) 15 (15–15) 0.68 (0.53–0.87)a
 MAP (median, IQR) 598 90.7 (83–96) 91.4 (83–96) 0.99 (0.98–1.01)a
 PR (median, IQR) 585 85 (76–94) 85 (75–95) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)a
 RR (median, IQR) 623 24 (20–27) 18 (16–21) 1.14 (1.1–1.18)a
 Sato2 on ambient air (%), (median, IQR) 580 95 (93–97) 97 (95–98) 0.98 (0.96–1.00)a
Laboratory tests at hospitalization
 Lymphocytes (109/L), median (IQR) 595 0.84 (0.60–1.06) 1.17 (0.88–1.51) 0.16 (0.10–0.28)a
 CRP (mg/dL), median (IQR) 601 11.0 (5.3–16.0) 3.3 (1.6–6.99) 1.2 (1.16–1.25)a
 LDH (IU/L), median (IQR) 569 350 (255–491) 255 (201–313) 1.0 (1.003–1.006)a
 Glucose (mg/dL), median (IQR) 487 116 (102–137) 107 (94–123) 1.01 (1.003–1.01)a
 Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR) 623 1.06 (0.86–1.36) 0.86 (0.71–1.03) 1.44 (1.15–1.81)a
 Sodium (mmol/L), median (IQR) 525 137 (135–141) 137 (135–140) 1.02 (0.98–1.06)a
 Potassium (mmo/L), median (IQR) 513 4 (3.7–4.4) 4 (3.7–4.3) 0.96 (0.82–1.14)a
 Bilirubin (mg/dL), median (IQR) 502 0.65 (0.45–0.85) 0.60 (0.46–0.80) 1.57 (1.03–2.34)a
 Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L), median (IQR) 531 35 (27–45) 31 (23–42) 1.00 (1.00–1.01)a
 Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) median (IQR) 566 22 (16–32) 27 (18–40) 1.00 (0.99–1.00)a

All values given are n (%) unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESLD, end-stage liver disease; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography; IQR interquartile range; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PR, pulse rate.

a

For each year, point or unit increase.