Table 3.
Risk factors considered associated with the survival in 570 COVID-19-positive patients
| Univariate model | Multivariate model* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value |
| Age# | 1.06 (1.04–1.07) | < 0.0001 | ||
| median value | Reference | Reference | ||
| median value | 4.99 (2.99–8.33) | < 0.0001 | 4.28 (2.55–7.19) | < 0.0001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | Reference | |||
| Male | 1.05 (0.71–1.57) | 0.8 | ||
| VRS† | 1.17 (1.11–1.24) | < 0.0001 | 1.13 (1.07–1.94) | < 0.0001 |
| ILD† | 1.02 (1.017–1.03) | < 0.0001 | ||
| TSS† | 1.11 (1.07–1.16) | < 0.0001 | ||
# Median age in the 570 COVID-19-positive patients: 66 years
* Model selection: best Bayesian information criterion (BIC)
† VRS (pulmonary vascular-related structures percentage) is defined as the ratio between the total vessel
volume and the total lung parenchymal volume
ILD interstitial lung disease extent %; TSS total severity score