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. 2021 Mar 3;16(3):e0247251. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247251

Table 4. Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with mortality.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Category n Mortality n (%) OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Gender Male 171 23 (13.5)
Female 90 15 (16.7) 1.287 (0.634–2.611) 0.484
Age, years < 63 137 4 (2.9)
> 63 124 34 (27.4) 12.561 (4.309–36.62) <0.001 1.142 (1.089–1.197) <0.001
Hypertension Yes 131 27 (20.6)
No 130 11 (8.5) 2.809 (1.328–5.939) 0.005
Cardiovascular disease Yes 39 14 (35.9)
No 222 24 (10.8) 4.620 (2.119–10.073) <0.001
Chronic respiratory disease Yes 46 13 (28.3)
No 215 25 (11.6) 2.994 (1.393–6.436) 0.004
Solid Organ Transplantation Yes 41 5 (12.2)
No 220 33 (15) 0.787 (0.288–2.152) 0.640
serum C-reactive protein (mg/dL) Day 0 < 8.2 130 15 (11.5)
>8.2 131 23 (17.6) 1.633 (0.810–3.293) 0.168
serum C-reactive protein (mg/dL), maximum value < 15.2 130 8 (6.2)
>15.2 131 30 (23) 4.530 (1.989–10.318) <0.001 3.068 (1.22–7.71) 0.017
serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Day 0 < 0.9 121 10 (8.3)
> 0.9 140 28 (20) 2.775 (1.287–5.983) 0.007 3.048 (1.226–7.575) 0.016
Lymphocytes (cell/mm3) Day 0 < 700 133 24 (18)
>700 128 14 (36.8) 0.558 (0.274–1.134) 0.104
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) Day 0 < 749 124 14 (11.3)
>749 137 24 (17.5) 1.669 (0.821–3.393) 0.154
D-dimer (ng/mL) Day 0 < 800 140 13 (9.3)
> 800 121 25 (20.7) 2.544 (1.237–5.230) 0.009
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission Yes 101 21 (20.8)
No 160 17 (10.6) 2.208 (1.101–4.427) 0.023
Invasive mechanical ventilation Yes 53 12 (22.6)
No 208 26 (12.5) 2.049 (0.955–4.395) 0.062
Septic shock Yes 56 14 (25)
No 203 23 (11.3) 2.609 (1.239–5.492) 0.010
Biological therapy Yes 148 18 (47.4)
No 113 130 (58.3) 0.644 (0.323–1.284) 0.209
OSDa, baseline
Conventional ward, not requiring supplemental oxygen Yes 88 5 (5.7)
Conventional ward, requiring supplemental low-flow oxygen Yes 148 25 (16.9)
ICUb, requiring supplemental high-flow supplemental oxygen Yes 3 2 (66.7)
ICU, requiring invasive mechanical ventilation/ECMOc Yes 22 6 (27.3) 15.629 0.001

aOSD, ordinary scale determination;

bICU, intensive care unit.

cECMO, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.