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. 2021 Mar 19;43(1):64–75. doi: 10.1038/s41401-021-00627-2

Table 6.

Results of univariate ordinal logistic model for the severity of COVID-19.

Variable Univariate
Clinical characteristics Level OR 95% CIa P value
Sex Female
Male 1.84 0.87–3.97 0.11
Age 1.08 1.05–1.12 <0.001
Hypertension 0
1 2.01 0.96–4.29 0.065
Diabetes 0
1 4 1.72–9.59 0.001
Heart diseases 0
1 5.33 2.16–13.7 <0.001
Chronic renal disease 0
1 4.59 1.83–12.0 0.001
Cerebrovascular diseases 0
1 4.04 1.48–11.5 0.006
COPD 0
1 2.18 0.64–7.49 0.21
Chronic liver disease 0
1 3.6 1.13–11.9 0.03
Fever 0
1 0.71 0.33–1.51 0.37
Diarrhea 0
1 0.37 0.11–1.08 0.069
Fatigue 0
1 1.56 0.68–3.62 0.29
Cough 0
1 0.8 0.38–1.69 0.56
Sputum 0
1 1.17 0.31–4.29 0.81
Chest distress 0
1 0.7 0.33–1.46 0.34
Dyspnea 0
1 1.61 0.75–3.47 0.23
Myalgia 0
1 1.63 0.46–5.75 0.44
WBC (*109/L) <4
4–10 0.72 0.20–2.75 <0.001
>10 5.14 1.15–24.7 <0.001
HB (g/L) <130
≥130 0.19 0.07–0.49 <0.001
PLT (*109/L) <125
125–350 0.04 0.01–0.13 <0.001
>350 0.22 0.04–1.05 <0.001
N% ≤75
>75 20.9 7.96–63.3 <0.001
L (*109/L) <0.5
0.5–1.1 0.42 0.10–1.61 <0.001
>1.1 0.03 0.01–0.11 <0.001
N (*109/L) <1.8
1.8–6.3 1.17 0.21–8.97 <0.001
>6.3 11.7 1.86–100 <0.001
NLR 1.22 1.14–1.33 <0.001
CRP (mg/L) ≤4
>4 31.4 11.5–97.8 <0.001
ESR (mm/h) ≤20
>20 7.57 3.29–18.5 <0.001
PCT (ng/mL) ≤0.05
>0.05 17.4 6.72–50.9 <0.001
ALT (IU/L) ≤45
>45 0.44 0.15–1.17 0.1
GOT (IU/L) ≤35
>35 2.79 1.03–7.68 0.043
ALB (g/L) ≤40
>40 0.1 0.02–0.32 <0.001
TBIL (μmol/L) ≤21
>21 5.92 1.51–26.1 0.011
GLU (mmol/L) <3.9
3.9–6.1 0.17 0.03–0.97 <0.001
>6.1 0.79 0.12–4.81
BUN (mmol/L) <2.8
2.8–7.6 0.71 0.15–3.87 <0.001
>7.6 8.85 1.68–54.8
CR (μmol/L) ≤110
>110 8.17 3.03–23.6 <0.001
UA (μmol/L) ≤357
>357 0.9 0.41–1.93 0.78
CKI (ng/mL) ≤4.97
>4.97 9.04 2.88–31.2 <0.001
Mb (ng/mL) ≤65
>65 5.3 2.24–13.1 <0.001
TNI (ng/mL) ≤0.04
>0.04 3.05 1.24–7.66 0.015
CK (IU/L) ≤145
>145 2.98 0.76–12.1 0.11
LDH (IU/L) ≤243
>243 12.8 5.21–34.6 <0.001
PT (s) ≤13
>13 9.03 3.48–25.2 <0.001
D-dimer (mg/L) ≤0.55
>0.55 56.7 14.9–376 <0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL) ≤7
>7 42.1 14.5–144 <0.001
IL-2R (U/mL) <223
223–710 2.76 0.97–8.73 <0.001
>710 36.4 10.5–147 <0.001
IL-8 (pg/mL) ≤62
>62 54 8.66–1058 <0.001
TNF-α (pg/mL) ≤8.1
>8.1 13.9 5.73–36.7 <0.001
IL-10 (pg/mL) ≤9.1
>9.1 16.3 5.24–57.7 <0.001
Consolidation 0
1 1.98 0.83–4.98 0.13
GGO 0
1 3.37 0.74–23.9 0.12
Subpleural distribution 0
1 0.62 0.29–1.30 0.21
Bilateral involvement 0
1 0.65 0.17–2.56 0.52
Fibrosis 0
1 2.22 1.05–4.76 0.037

Statistically significant p < 0.05 values are in bold.

aCI Confidence interval.