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. 2020 Dec 11;2020:5237840. doi: 10.1155/2020/5237840

Table 4.

Risk factors of ICU admission for COVID-19 patients with non-DM.

Univariable OR (95% CI) P value Multivariable OR (95% CI) P value
Age (years) 1.07 (1.04-1.11) <0.0001 1.05 (1.01-1.10) 0.006
Female sex (vs. male) 0.45 (0.28-1.12) 0.086 .. ..
Hypertension 3.17 (1.31-7.69) 0.011
CVD 3.98 (1.63-9.71) 0.009
Fever 3.12 (0.90-10.88) 0.073
Nausea or vomiting 2.75 (1.45-9.64) 0.016
Diarrhea 7.78 (2.34-18.42) 0.003 4.62 (2.01-9.36) 0.022
Respiratory rate ≥ 24 breaths per min 7.66 (2.86-20.52) <0.001 5.13 (1.18-16.82) 0.035
Lymphocyte count (×109/L) .. ..
 ≤1.1 7.41 (2.78-19.78) <0.0001 0.55 (0.19-2.75) 0.465
 >1.1 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)
 ≤0.05 1 (ref)
 0.05-10 9.42 (1.17-15.92) 0.015
 >10 12.31 (2.32-24.52) 0.036
CRP (mg/L)
 ≤10 1 (ref) 1 (ref) ..
 >10 6.87 (2.06-17.29) <0.0001 5.19 (1.37-13.25) 0.009
BNP (ng/L)
 ≤100 1 (ref)
 >100 12.05 (3.71-47.04) 0.003
TNI (μg/L)
 ≤0.03 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 >0.03 16.15 (4.90-32.16) <0.0001 6.48 (1.17-21.38) 0.036
Myoglobin (μg/L) .. ..
 ≤106 1 (ref)
 >106 8.22 (2.46-16.92) 0.017
Creatine kinase (U/L) 1.004 (1.000-1.008) 0.082 .. ..
 ≤310 1 (ref)
 >310 5.17 (1.42-13.58) 0.036
ALT (U/L)
 ≤50 1 (ref) ..
 >50 2.12 (0.66-6.79) 0.028 ..
AST (U/L)
 ≤40 1 (ref) 1 (ref) ..
 >40 4.18 (2.12-13.19) 0.002 3.58 (0.85-19.24) 0.075

Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; TNI: troponin I; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.