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. 2020 Nov 7;175:106218. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106218

Table 5.

Cox proportional hazards model analysis of risk factors for the duration of viral positivity in the 115 patients with COVID19.

Variables n (%) T1
T2
Log Rank
Multivariate analysis
Log Rank
Multivariate analysis
χ2 p value HR (95% CI) p value χ2 p value HR (95% CI) p value
Age cut-off mean (y)
<60y
≥60y

48 (41.7)
67 (58.3)
0.337 0.561 0.140 0.708
Sex male
female

61 (53.0)
54 (47.0)
2.45 0.117 0.903 3.741 0.053 0.924
Fever (symptom) yes
no

93 (80.9)
22 (19.1)
9.081 0.003 0.286 9.151 0.002 0.297
Comorbidities none
diabetes

42 (36.5)
33 (28.7)
4.136 0.042 0.311 4.925 0.026 0.259
Severity of the disease common
severe
critical

6 (5.2)
101 (87.8)
8 (7.0)
6.464 0.039 0.132 7.363 0.025 0.228
Grades of lung lesions on chest CT




34 (29.6)
29 (25.2)
32 (27.8)
20 (17.4)
0.060 0.807 0.129 0.720
WBC [(3.5–9.5) × 109/L]
<3.5 × 109/L (3.5–9.5) × 109/L
>9.5 × 109/L

11 (9.6)
101 (87.8)
3 (2.6)
1.515 0.218 0.774 0.379
N [(1.8–6.3) × 109/L]
<1.8 × 109/L (1.8–6.3) × 109/L
>6.3 × 109/L

6 (5.2)
93 (80.9)
16 (13.9)
1.921 0.166 1.280 0.258
L [ (1.1–3.2) × 109/L]
<1.1 × 109/L
≥1.1 × 109/L

50 (43.5)
65 (56.5)
0.001 0.971 0.008 0.931
Hb (130–175 g/L)
<130 g/L
≥130 g/L

67 (58.3)
48 (41.7)
0.840 0.359 2.095 0.148 0.907
AST (8–40 U/L)
≤40 U/L
>40 U/L

90 (78.3)
25 (21.7)
0.566 0.444 0.434 0.510
ALT (5–40 U/L)
≤40 U/L
>40 U/L

66 (57.4)
49 (42.6)
6.390 0.011 1.957 (1.159–3.303) 0.012 7.339 0.007 2.164 (1.276–3.670) 0.004
LDH (109–245 U/L)
≤245 U/L
>245 U/L

72 (62.6)
43 (37.4)
0.465 0.495 0.465 0.495
PA (150–400 mg/L)
<150 mg/L
≥150 mg/L

47 (40.9)
68 (59.1)
0.453 0.501 0.472 0.492
ALB (33–55 g/L)
<33 g/L
≥33 g/L

72 (62.6)
43 (37.4)
2.849 0.091 0.396 2.744 0.098 0.423
ALB/GLB (1.5–2.5)
<1.5
≥1.5

91 (79.1)
24 (20.9)
0.960 0.327 1.274 0.259
Uric acid (208–428 μmol/L)
≤428 μmol/L
>428 μmol/L

104 (90.4)
11 (9.6)
0.536 0.464 0.223 0.637
GLU (3.9–6.1 mmol/L)
3.9–6.1 mmol/L
>6.1 mmol/L

47 (40.9)
68 (59.1)
4.071 0.044 1.731 (1.018–2.945) 0.043 5.780 0.016 2.064 (1.195–3.566) 0.009
TG (0–1.7 mmol/L)
0–1.7 mmol/L
>1.7 mmol/L

76 (66.1)
39 (33.9)
1.405 0.236 1.179 0.278
HDLC (1.04–1.66 mmol/L)
<1.04 mmol/L
≥1.04 mmol/L

75 (65.2)
40 (34.8)
4.728 0.030 0.526 (0.307–0.904) 0.020 5.419 0.020 0.527 (0.307–0.907) 0.021
LDLC (0–3.12 mmol/L)
0–3.12 mmol/L
>3.12 mmol/L

84 (73.0)
31 (27.0)
0.381 0.537 0.466 0.495
CRP (0–8 mg/L) a
0–8 mg/L
>8 mg/L

54 (48.6)
57 (51.4)
2.037 0.154 1.844 0.174
HCY (0–20 μmol/L)b
0–20 μmol/L
>20 μmol/L

88 (95.7)
4 (4.3)
0.730 0.393 0.567 0.451
CycC (0.55–1.05 mg/L)c
≤1.05 mg/L
>1.05 mg/L

93 (84.5)
17 (15.5)
0.243 0.622 0.236 0.624
a

Data missing in 4 cases.

b

Data missing in 23 cases.

c

Data missing in 5 cases.