Table 3.
Coefficients for hospital stay days adjusted by age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index Score, and main analytical values in a linear regression multivariate model.
| Hospital stay days | Coefficient | 95% conf. interval | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | -0.86 | (-5.36, 3.63) | 0.70 |
| Age | -0.24 | (-0.45, -0.04) | 0.02 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | 0.53 | (-0.88, 1.96) | 0.46 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | -0.01 | (-0.04, 0.004) | 0.11 |
| NLI | 0.13 | (-0.19, 0.47) | 0.40 |
| RDW (%) | -0.37 | (-2.32, 1.56) | 0.70 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 0.001 | (-0.001, 0.003) | 0.34 |
| Extraction day | -0.41 | (-1.78, 0.94) | 0.55 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 6.78 | (9.60, 3.96) | <0.001 |
LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive Protein; NLI: Neutrophil/Lymphocyte index; RDW: Red Cell Distribution Width; IL-6: Interleukin 6. ∗LDH was excluded because of collinearity.