Table 5.
Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality Among ESKD Patients on Hemodialysis Admitted for COVID-19
| Factors | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age | 1.02 | 0.98–1.05 | 0.421 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Female | 2.07 | 0.78–5.45 | 0.142 | |||
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Hypertension | 1.00 | 0.29–3.50 | 0.996 | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.20 | 0.45–3.16 | 0.718 | |||
| Dialysis vintage | 0.75 | 0.53–1.05 | 0.095 | |||
| Laboratory findings | ||||||
| Hemoglobin | 1.01 | 0.98–1.03 | 0.707 | |||
| WBC count | 1.12 | 1.04–1.21 | 0.003 | 1.00 | 0.87–1.15 | 0.999 |
| Absolute lymphocyte count | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.849 | |||
| Platelet count | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.692 | |||
| Procalcitonin | 1.01 | 1.00–1.02 | 0.034 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.03 | 0.064 |
| Ferritin | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.554 | |||
| LDH | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.020 | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.327 |
| hsCRP | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 | 0.741 | |||
| PF ratio | 0.99 | 0.99–1.00 | <0.001 | 0.99 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.025 |
| Ventilatory support | ||||||
| NIV | 0.61 | 0.07–5.06 | 0.646 | |||
| MV | 13.65 | 3.96–47.09 | <0.001 | 6.45 | 1.16–35.97 | 0.034 |