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. 2021 Feb 26;137:109612. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109612

Table 4.

Impact on the risk of disease worsening of radiological results and demographical-clinical characteristics, laboratory tests and therapy. Univariable logistic regression models.

N OR (95 % CI) P-value
Radiological PI score (ref. Up to 6) 300 <0.001*
7−10 1.04 (0.52–2.08) 0.909
11−14 2.12 (1.08–4.16) 0.029*
≥15 9.27 (4.26–20.2) <0.001*
Radiological PC score (ref. A) 299 <0.001*
B 2.86 (1.68–4.88) <0.001*
C, D, E 1.59 (0.84–3.00) 0.154
Age (ref. < 65 years) 301 <0.001*
65−80 2.97 (1.67–5.31) <0.001*
> 80 years 5.22 (2.68–10.2) <0.001*
Male sex (ref. Female) 301 1.94 (1.15–3.27) 0.013*
Arterial hypertension 300 1.90 (1.19–3.03) 0.008*
Ischemic heart disease 300 1.89 (1.01–3.52) 0.045*
Oncological pathology (ref. No/Previous) 296 2.05 (1.02–4.12) 0.043*
SaO2 (ref. 95 %–100 %) 279 <0.001*
85 %-94 % 1.86 (0.86–4.04) 0.116
<85 % 7.57 (3.30–17.4) <0.001*
SaO2 < 95 % with oxygen therapy (ref. 95 %–100 %) 235 1.69 (1.01–2.84) 0.046*
paO2 (ref. ≥ 80 mmHg) 248 0.016*
<54 mmHg 2.99 (1.00–8.94) 0.050*
54−79 mmHg 1.53 (0.51–4.59) 0.447
Lactate >2.2 mmol/L (ref. ≤ 2.2 mmol/L) 245 2.66 (1.25–5.67) 0.011*
Oxygen therapy (ref. Aria ambient) 227 0.007*
Oxygen, L less than median 1.36 (0.53–3.46) 0.519
Oxygen, L more than median 3.47 (1.59–7.59) 0.002*
WBC >10000/mmc (ref. ≤ 10000/mmc) 300 2.10 (1.17–3.77) 0.013*
Lymphocytes (ref. > 1000/mmc) 300 0.016*
<700/mmc 2.34 (1.28–4.26) 0.006*
700−1000/mmc 1.34 (0.74–2.40) 0.332
AST50 U/L (ref. < 50 U/L) 299 2.19 (1.36–3.52) 0.001*
LDH (ref. <248 U/L) 238 <0.001*
248−400 U/L 2.45 (1.06–5.66) 0.036*
>400 U/L 6.03 (2.64–13.8) <0.001*
PT > 1.18 (ref. ≤ 1.18) 261 1.92 (1.06–3.48) 0.032*
PTT > 1.2 (ref. ≤ 1.2) 260 3.28 (1.90–5.65) <0.001*
CRP (ref. 7.6−15.3 mg/dL) 297 <0.001*
<7.6 mg/dL 0.64 (0.35–1.16) 0.142
>15.3 mg/dL 2.22 (1.26–3.92) 0.006*
PCT (ref. 0.11−0.38 ng/mL) 224 <0.001*
<0.11 ng/mL 0.35 (0.17−0.75) 0.007*
>0.38 ng/mL 2.20 (1.15–4.19) 0.017*
BNP (ref. 42−127 pg/mL) 105 0.048*
<42 pg/mL 0.22 (0.06−0.88) 0.032*
>127 pg/mL 1.19 (0.44–3.21) 0.737
Tnt (ref. <11.6 ng/L (female), <19.8 ng/L (male) 160
≥11.6 ng/L (female), ≥19.8 ng/L (male) 4.40 (2.22–8.74) <0.001*
SIMIT therapy 301 0.54 (0.34−0.85) 0.009*

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95 % CI, 95 % confidence interval; PI score, pulmonary involvement score; PC score, pulmonary consolidation score; SaO2, arterial saturation of oxygen; paO2, partial pressure of oxygen; WBC, white blood cell; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PT, prothrombin time PTT, thromboplastin time CRP, C-reactive protein level; PCT, procalcitonin; BNP, atrial natriuretic peptide; TnT, troponin levels; SIMIT, Italian Infectious Disease Society.