Table 5. Bivariate analysis of factors related to the outcome of ICU-acquired superinfections in 191 adult patients admitted to ICU due to COVID-19.
| Variables | Bivariate | ||
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| OR | CI 95% | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 1.001 | 0.981 – 1.022 | 0.905 |
| Male | 0.696 | 0.364 – 1.333 | 0.275 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 1.044 | 0.991 – 1.099 | 0.104 |
| Egrf | 0.990 | 0.979 – 1.000 | 0.056 |
| Hypertension | 0.751 | 0.389 – 1.451 | 0.394 |
| Diabetes | 1.840 | 0.939 – 3.603 | 0.075 |
| SAPS 3 | 1.035 | 1.019 – 1.051 | 0.001 |
| CRP | 1.039 | 1.011 – 1.068 | 0.005 |
| Use of corticosteroids in the ICU | 2.252 | 1.017 – 4.987 | 0.045 |
| ARDS mild | 1.520 | 0.593 – 3.895 | 0.384 |
| ARDS moderate and severe | 7.025 | 3.335 – 14.801 | 0.001 |
| Hemodialysis | 7.000 | 3.488 – 14.050 | 0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 71.186 | 9.571 – 529.47 | 0.001 |
| Vasopressor drug | 84.528 | 11.35 – 629.36 | 0.001 |
| VTE | 2.033 | 0.913 – 4.530 | 0.082 |
| Time on mechanical ventilation (days) | 1.125 | 1.028 – 1.231 | 0.011 |
ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMI = body mass index; CRP = C-reactive protein; eGRF = estimated glomerular rate filtration; SAPS 3 = Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3; VTE = venous thromboembolism.