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. 2022 Jan 13;32(6):4314–4323. doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08485-6

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