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. 2021 Dec 28;39(1):16–26. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_493_21

Table 5.

Factors predicting deterioration during the hospital stay

Deterioration during the hospital stay, OR (95% CI), P

Model-1 Model-2
Age (Reference: 18-45 years)
 <18 years 0.6 (0.3-1.3), 0.179 0.5 (0.1-2.0), 0.343
 45-60 years 1.7 (1.3-2.3), <0.001 1.5 (1.0-2.2), 0.039
 >60 years 2.6 (1.9-3.6), <0.001 1.8 (1.2-2.8), 0.006
Male (Reference: Female) 1.2 (0.9-1.5), 0.149 0.9 (0.7-1.3), 0.694
Primary condition (Reference: COVID)
 Non-COVID 2.1 (1.2-3.8), 0.010 0.9 (0.4-2.2), 0.850
 Mucor 2.1 (0.2-24.0), 0.546
Vaccinated 0.8 (0·6-1.1), 0.131 0.8 (0.6-1.1), 0.237
Time to admission from symptom onset (Reference: 1 week)
 2 weeks 0.7 (0.5-0.8), 0.001 0.6 (0.4-0.8), 0.001
 3 or more weeks 1.4 (0.8-2.5), 0.206 0.8 (0.4-2.0), 0.675
 Asymptomatic 1.0 (0.3-3.7), 0.952 2.3 (0.1-40.0), 0.569
Comorbidities (Reference: No)
 1 1.3 (1.1-1.7), 0.030 1.3 (0.9-1.9), 0.110
 2 or more 1.5 (1.1-2.1), 0.005 1.4 (0.9-2.1), 0.147
Baseline COVID-19 severity (Reference: Mild)
 Asymptomatic - No hypoxia 0.2 (0.1-0.8), 0.026 0.1 (0.0-2.2), 0.144
 Moderate 2.4 (1.7-3.4), <0.001 1.6 (1.0-2.5), 0.055
 Severe 3.1 (2.4-4.1), <0.001 1.1 (0.7-1.6), 0.678
Symptoms reported (Reference: No)
 Fever 0.7 (0.5-0.9), 0.021
 Dry cough 1.3 (1.0-1.7), 0.021 1.6 (1.2-2.2), 0.002
Lab parameters (Reference: No)
 Thrombocytopenia 1.8 (1.2-2.6), 0.003
Leucocyte count (Reference: Normal)
 Leukopenia 0.5 (0.3-0.8), 0.006
 Leukocytosis 2.1 (1.5-3.0), <0.001
D-Dimer >500 (Reference: ≤500) 2.5 (1.8-3.4), <0.001
CRP high (Reference: Normal) 6.0 (2.8-13.0), <0.001
Creatinine >1.0 mg/dl 2.3 (1.5-3.3), <0.001

Model-1: Adjusting for baseline clinical parameters, Model-2: Model-1 plus baseline lab parameters·Age, gender and comorbidities are included in all models·Only symptoms and lab parameters with significant P value are included in these final models. OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval, CRP: C-reactive protein