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. 2022 Feb 13;52(3):130–137. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.02.001

Table 3.

Factors associated with mechanical ventilation or death for 296 patients hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19: Cox proportional analyses.

n/N (%)a
Univariate
Multivariate
95/296 Crude HR P-value Adjusted HR P-value
Age (years)
 [< 60[ 18/94 (19%) Ref 0.0992 Ref 0.0563
 [60–80[ 36/113 (32%) 1.4 [0.8–2.5] 1.5 [0.8–2.7]
 [> 80] 41/89 (46%) 1.8 [1.1–3.2] 2.2 [1.2–4.1]
Gender
 Female 39/118 (33%) Ref 0.7645
 Male 56/178 (32%) 0.9 [0.6–1.4]
Continent of birth
 Europe 57/172 (33%) Ref 0.9529
 Northwest Africa 16/50 (32%) 1.1 [0.6–2.0]
 Sub-Saharan Africa 12/44 (27%) 0.9 [0.5–1.7]
 Other 10/30 (33%) 1.1 [0.5–2.1]
Housing
 Own accommodation 76/244 (31%) Ref 0.8421
 Other 19/52 (37%) 1.1 [0.6–1.7]
Deprivation index
 FDEPb 1.0 [0.9–1.1] 0.9514
 French EDIb 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.5063
Preexisting comorbidities
 Overweight or obesity 40/100 (40%) 1.7 [1.1–2.5] 0.0168 2.1 [1.3–3.4] 0.0042
 High blood pressure 47/134 (35%) 1.1 [0.7–1.6] 0.6484
 Type 2 diabetes 26/75 (35%) 1.0 [0.7–1.6] 0.8982
 Chronic cardiovascular disease 33/74 (45%) 1.7 [1.1–2.6] 0.0141 NR
 Neuropsychiatric disorder 31/79 (39%) 1.1 [0.7–1.7] 0.7566
 Chronic respiratory disease 20/53 (38%) 1.3 [0.8–2.1] 0.3288
 Cancer 10/32 (31%) 0.9 [0.5–1.7] 0.7196
 ≥ one comorbidity other than being overweight or obese 85/233 (37%) 2.2 [1.2–4.3] 0.0163
Clinical
 Desaturation at admission 75/180 (42%) 2.5 [1.5–4.0] < 0.0001 2.2 [1.3–3.8] 0.0026
Chest CT scan
 Not performed 12/25 (48%) 2.8 [1.4–5.4] 0.0020 2.4 [1.2–4.8] 0.0020
 Minor lesions 35/150 (23%) Ref Ref
 Major lesions 48/121 (40%) 1.8 [1.2–2.8] 2.2 [1.3–3.5]
Biology
 Lymphocyte countc
  < 500/mm3 40/76 (53%) 8.3 [2.0–33.3] 0.0026 NR
  ≥ 500/mm3 55/220 (25%) Ref
 Systemic inflammationd
  CRP peak < 100 15/120 (13%) Ref < 0.0001 Ref < 0.0001
  CRP peak [100; 200[ 29/90 (32%) 2.3 [1.2–4.2] 2.5 [1.3–4.6]
  CRP peak ≥ 200 22/39 (56%) 4.3 [2.2–8.4] 3.3 [1.7–6.4]
  No measurement 29/47 (62%) 12.5 [6.6–23.8] 9.3 [4.6–18.5]
 Acute kidney failurec 23/34 (68%) 2.1 [1.3–3.3] 0.0027 2.0 [1.2–3.3] 0.0077
Treatment
 Antibioticsc 70/204 (34%) 0.8 [0.5–1.3] 0.3285
 Corticosteroidsd 19/82 (23%) 0.4 [0.2–0.7] 0.0003 0.5 [0.3–0.8] 0.0075
 Hydroxychloroquined 7/38 (18%) 0.4 [0.2–1.0] 0.0586 0.8 [0.3–1.8] 0.5494

Data are presented as medians (IQR) or n (%).

FDEP: French Deprivation Index; French EDI: French European Deprivation Index; CT: computed tomography; CRP: C-reactive protein; HR: hazard ratio; Ref: reference; NR: not retained by the model.

a

n occurrences of mechanical ventilation or death within N people at risk (proportion mechanically ventilated or who died within the modality).

b

Hazard ratio is estimated for 1-point increments.

c

At admission.

d

During follow-up (time-dependent covariable).