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. 2022 Feb 2:10.2217/fon-2021-1116. doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1116

Table 2. Patient outcomes by cancer characteristics.

Solid vs Liquid
Liquid (n = 37)
Solid (n = 209)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Outcome n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
ICU 8 (21.6%) 40 (19.1%) 0.86 (0.38–2.14) 0.726 0.98 (0.43–2.46) 0.958
Intubated 5 (13.5%) 24 (11.5%) 0.83 (0.32–2.6) 0.724 1.22 (0.44–4.02) 0.721
Death 12 (32.4%) 50 (23.9%) 0.66 (0.31–1.44) 0.274 0.54 (0.23–1.3) 0.157
Death during hospitalization 12 (32.4%) 37 (17.7%) 0.45 (0.21–1) 0.042 0.51 (0.21–1.27) 0.134
Re-admission 12 (32.4%) 71 (34%) 1.07 (0.52–2.33) 0.855 1.1 (0.52–2.43) 0.814
Among solid tumors: metastatic vs not:
Not metastatic (n = 160)
Metastatic (n = 49)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Outcome n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
ICU 32 (20%) 8 (16.3%) 0.78 (0.31–1.76) 0.568 0.69 (0.27–1.57) 0.395
Intubated 19 (11.9%) 5 (10.2%) 0.84 (0.27–2.24) 0.748 0.93 (0.28–2.67) 0.892
Death 35 (21.9%) 15 (30.6%) 1.58 (0.76–3.19) 0.212 1.92 (0.83–4.38) 0.1204
Re-admission 56 (35%) 15 (30.6%) 0.82 (0.4–1.61) 0.571 0.78 (0.37–1.57) 0.498
Lung involvement vs not:
No lung involvement (n = 176)
Lung involvement (n = 33)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Outcome n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
ICU 31 (17.6%) 9 (27.3%) 1.75 (0.71–4.04) 0.200 1.74 (0.7–4.03) 0.212
Intubated 19 (10.8%) 5 (15.2%) 1.48 (0.46–4.03) 0.474 2.01 (0.59–6.02) 0.229
Death 38 (21.6%) 12 (36.4%) 2.08 (0.92–4.55) 0.072 2.28 (0.91–5.63) 0.074
Re-admission 59 (33.5%) 12 (36.4%) 1.13 (0.51–2.43) 0.752 0.88 (0.37–1.96) 0.751
Receiving treatment vs not:
Not receiving treatment (n = 204)
Receiving treatment (n = 42)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Outcome n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
ICU 39 (19.1%) 9 (21.4%) 1.15 (0.49–2.52) 0.731 0.95 (0.39–2.13) 0.908
Intubated 24 (11.8%) 5 (11.9%) 1.01 (0.32–2.64) 0.980 0.76 (0.23–2.08) 0.613
Death 44 (21.6%) 18 (42.9%) 2.73 (1.35–5.47) 0.005 4.45 (1.9–10.65) 0.001
Re-admission 68 (33.3%) 15 (35.7%) 1.11 (0.54–2.2) 0.766 0.95 (0.45–1.94) 0.887
Among those receiving treatment: cytotoxic vs other
Other (n = 19)
Cytotoxic (n = 23)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Outcome n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
ICU 6 (31.6%) 3 (13%) 0.33 (0.06–1.46) 0.156 0.3 (0.06–1.39) 0.138
Intubated 3 (15.8%) 2 (8.7%) 0.51 (0.06–3.41) 0.486 0.43 (0.05–3.07) 0.404
Death 9 (47.4%) 9 (39.1%) 0.71 (0.21–2.45) 0.592 0.96 (0.22–4.2) 0.952
Re-admission 6 (31.6%) 9 (39.1%) 1.39 (0.39–5.2) 0.612 1.35 (0.37–5.12) 0.647

See Table 3 listing covariates included in the adjusted model for each outcome.

ICU: Intensive care unit; OR: Odds ratio.