Table 3. Univariate regression analysis for mortality risk factorsa .
Variables | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age, ≥ 70 yr | 17.217 (6.746–80.064) | < 0.001 | |
Resident in care facility | 2.819 (0.978–8.127) | 0.055 | |
Comorbidity | |||
Hypertension | 1.902 (0.747–4.844) | 0.178 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 2.687 (1.054–6.846) | 0.038 | |
Cardiovascular disease | 1.775 (0.311–10.131) | 0.518 | |
Dementia | 1.125 (0.405–3.128) | 0.821 | |
Malignancy | 5.767 (1.296–25.661) | 0.021 | |
Symptoms on admission | |||
Dyspnea | 2.439 (0.746–7.979) | 0.140 | |
Febrile sensation | 2.133 (0.864–5.266) | 0.101 | |
Diarrhea | 3.318 (0.696–15.812) | 0.132 | |
Physical examination | |||
Body temperature, > 37.5°C | 18.549 (4.488–76.659) | < 0.001 | |
Systolic blood pressure, ≤ 90 mmHg | 5.454 (1.248–23.839) | 0.024 | |
O2 saturation, ≤ 90 mmHg | 7.810 (1.842–33.112) | 0.005 | |
Chest imaging | |||
Bilateral infiltration | 5.635 (1.223–25.974) | 0.027 | |
Laboratory findings | |||
Leukocyte, > 10.7 × 109/L | 4.561 (1.363–15.263) | 0.014 | |
Lymphocyte, < 1.0 × 109/L | 3.883 (1.526–9.880) | 0.004 | |
High aspartate aminotransferase | 4.550 (1.796–11.577) | 0.001 | |
High lactate dehydrogenase | 4.412 (1.720–11.316) | 0.002 | |
High creatinine | 2.691 (0.863–8.389) | 0.088 | |
Anemia | 7.181 (2.571–20.060) | < 0.001 | |
Albumin, < 3.5 g/dL | 7.488 (2.720–20.614) | < 0.001 | |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, > 20 mm/hr | 4.357 (1.377–13.790) | 0.012 | |
C-reactive protein | 1.241 (1.132–1.360) | < 0.001 |
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.
aAdjusted for age.