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. 2022 May 16;15(6):670–676. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.05.008

Table 2.

Relative risk estimates from robust Poisson regressions with 95%-confidence intervals.

Risk factor RR 95%-CI RR 95%-CI RR 95%-CI
COVID-19 ARDS (ref: no)
yes 2.02 * (1.57–2.60) 1.74 * (1.35–2.24) 1.80 * (1.12–2.90)
Age (in years) 1.02 * (1.00–1.03) 1.02 * (1.00–1.03)
Sex (ref: female)
male 0.92 (0.72–1.19) 0.87 (0.69–1.11)
BMI (in kg/m2 ref: <35)
35-< 40 0.81 (0.55–1.21) 0.86 (0.60–1.22)
40 + 1.10 (0.71–1.71) 1.06 (0.74–1.53)
Charlson Comorbidity Index 1.01 (0.96–1.06) 1.01 (0.96–1.06)
SOFA score 1.08 * (1.04–1.12) 1.02 (0.99–1.05)
RRT (ref: no)
yes 1.49 * (1.18–1.88)
ECMO (ref: no)
yes 1.18 (0.91–1.53)
Invasive ventilation (ref: no)
yes 2.45 * (1.36–4.41)
PE (ref: no)
yes 1.09 (0.84–1.41)
DVT (ref: no)
yes 1.02 (0.79–1.31)
CRP maximum value (in mg/L ref: <200)
200–400 1.34 (0.98–1.84)
> 400 1.03 (0.69–1.53)
PCTmax (in ng/mlref: <2)
> =2 1.62 * (1.14–2.31)
Leucocytes minimum value_cat (in GPt/L ref: <=3.8)
> 3.8 1.03 (0.77–1.39)
Leucocytes maximum value_cat (in GPt/L ref: <20)
> =20 0.98 (0.78–1.24)
Septic schock (ref: no)
yes 1.43 * (1.12–1.81)
Other focus than pulmonary
(ref: no)
yes
1.17 (0.70–1.96)
Constant 0.29 * (0.24–0.37) 0.05 * (0.02–0.12) 0.02 * (0.01–0.04)
n 368 368 368

ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, BMI = Body Mass Index, CRP = C - reactive protein, DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis, ECMO = Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, LAE = Intensive Care Unit, PE = Pulmonary Embolism, PCT = Procalcitonin, RRT = Renal Replacement Therapy.

RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval; significance levels: * <5%.