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. 2020 Aug 28;49(1):15–28. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01509-1

Table 3.

Listing of the factors found with an influence on fatal disease courses

Reference Lifestyle factors Demographic factors Preexisting comorbidities Developed comorbidities Clinical factors Symptoms
[15]

Heart damage

Kidney damage

Liver damage

Decrease albumin

Increased PCT

Increased neutrophils

Increased C-reactive protein

Increased cTnI

Increased d-Dimer

Increased LHD

Decreased lymphocyte level

[21]

Higher age

Male gender

[22] Age > 65 years Kidney impairment

Leucocyte count > 4 × 109/L

Lymphocyte < 1.5 × 109/L

Increased serum creatinine baseline

Increased serum creatinine peak

Increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Increased proteinuria

Increased hematuria

[23] Thrombocytopenia

Decreased platelet count (40% decrease in mortality risk for every 50 × 109/L increase)

Dynamic change of platelets

[24] Higher BMI Higher age

Hypertension

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR)

8% higher risk per unit increase

Respiratory rate > 30 bpm

Increased neutrophil

Increased ALT

Increased creatinine

Increased prothrombin

Increased C-reactive protein

Increased procalcitonin

[26]

Hypoproteinemia

Cholestasis

Acute liver injury

CT abnormalities

Patchy shadows

Ground glass opacities

Consolidation

Interlobular septal thickening

Higher CT value

[28] Diabetes
[30]

Higher age

Male gender

[32] Kidney disease Acute kidney injury

Elevated baseline serum creatinine

Elevated baseline blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Proteinuria

Hematuria

[34] Age > 65

Coronary heart f

Disease

Cardiovascular disease

PCT > 0.5 ng/ml

AST > 40U/l

Dyspnea
[37] Higher age

Chronic illness

Cerebrovascular disease

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Hospital acquired infection

organ function damage (kidney, cardiac, liver)

Hypoxemia

Low ratio partial pressure oxygen (PaO2) to FiO2
[38] Higher age

Hypertension

Coronary heart disease

Heart injury

Cardiac death

Increased NT-proBNP

Increased myohemoglobin

Increased CK-MB

Increased hs-TnI

Increased blood urea

Increased creatinine

Increased white blood cell count

Increased CRP

Increased procalcitonin

Decreased lymphocyte

Higher diastolic blood pressure

[39]

Higher age

Male gender

Hypertension

Cardiovascular disease

Hypercholesterolemia

Diabetes