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. 2021 Feb 1;100(3):675–689. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04426-x

Table 3.

Multiple linear regression analysis for duration of hospital stays in patients with COVID-19

Variables Duration of hospital stay
Univariate Multivariate
Coefficients (95% CI) P value Coefficients (95% CI) P value
Sex (M/F) 0.87 (− 1.26 to 3.01) 0.42
Age 0.05 (− 0.03 to 0.14) 0.20
Comorbidities (yes/no) 2.52 (0.40 to 4.64) 0.02 2.267 (0.311 to 4.223) 0.024
Onset of symptom to hospital admission (days) − 0.11 (− 0.24 to 0.02) 0.10
Lung region distribution (CT, bilateral/unilateral) 0.47 (− 4.56 to 5.50) 0.85
Degree of lung involvement (CT, < 25%/25–50%/> 50%) 1.40 (− 0.19 to 3.00) 0.08
Transverse distribution (CT, peripheral/diffuse) 0.88 (− 1.27 to 3.02) 0.42
Oxygen supply 1.82 (0.43 to 3.22) 0.01
Leukocyte count at admission (× 109/L) 0.03 (− 0.39 to 0.46) 0.87
Delta leukocyte count (× 109/L)! 0.60 (0.07 to 1.13) 0.03
Delta leukocyte count (× 109/L)!! 0.43 (0.12 to 0.73) 0.01
ANC at admission (× 109/L) 0.19 (− 0.33 to 0.71) 0.47
Delta ANC (× 109/L)! 0.58 (− 0.001 to 1.163) 0.05
Delta ANC (× 109/L)!! 0.41 (0.09 to 0.73) 0.01
ALC at presentation (× 109/L) − 1.05 (− 2.74 to 0.64) 0.22
Delta ALC (× 109/L)! 3.66 (1.10 to 6.21) 0.005
Delta ALC (× 109/L)!! 3.49 (1.17 to 5.81) 0.003
AMC at presentation (× 109/L) 1.22 (− 2.88 to 5.32) 0.56
Delta AMC (× 109/L)! 8.49 (1.77 to 15.20) 0.014
Delta AMC (× 109/L)!! 8.60 (4.01 to 13.19) < 0.001
AEC at presentation (× 109/L) − 13.45 (− 25.78 to − 1.13) 0.03
Delta AEC (× 109/L)! 14.27 (4.91 to 23.64) 0.003 10.32 (1.03 to 19.60) 0.030
Delta AEC (× 109/L)!! 12.27 (4.00 to 20.53) 0.004
ABC at presentation (× 109/L) 3.31 (− 55.19 to 61.81) 0.91
Delta ABC (× 109/L)! 71.35 (10.27 to 132.43) 0.02
Delta ABC (× 109/L)!! 120.21 (57.74 to 182.68) < 0.001 71.43 (8.55 to 134.31) 0.026
Platelet count at presentation (× 109/L) − 0.0005 (− 0.01 to 0.010) 0.92
Delta PLT (× 109/L)! 0.020 (0.003 to 0.036) 0.019
Delta PLT (× 109/L)!! 0.027 (0.012 to 0.041) 0.001
HGB at presentation (g/L) − 0.008 (− 0.067 to 0.051) 0.79
Delta HGB (g/L)! 0.130 (0.024 to 0.236) 0.016
Delta HGB (g/L)!! 0.144 (0.049 to 0.238) 0.003
MCV at presentation (fL) − 0.10 (− 0.26 to 0.06) 0.23
Delta MCV (fL)! 0.438 (− 0.048 to 0.924) 0.077
Delta MCV (fL)!! 0.501 (0.093 to 0.909) 0.016
MCHC at presentation (g/L) 0.02 (− 0.05 to 0.08) 0.55
Delta MCHC (g/L)! 0.056 (− 0.019 to 0.132) 0.144
Delta MCHC (g/L)!! 0.077 (0.011 to 0.143) 0.023

M, male; F, female; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; ALC, absolute lymphocyte count; AMC, absolute monocyte count; AEC, absolute eosinophil count; ABC, absolute basophil count; PLT, platelet; HGB, hemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCHC, mean cell hemoglobin concentration. Delta !  = end hospitalization − baseline; Delta !  !  = Max  − Min