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. 2022 Jul 16;14(7):e26909. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26909

Table 5. Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with death among COVID-19 patients.

*p<0.05 was considered significant.

APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; AST: aspartate transaminase; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cell

 

Variables Odds ratio p-value 95% confidence interval
Age (years)
<40 1    
>40 2.63 0.000 1.531-4.512
Sex      
Male 1    
Female 1.96 0.068 0.950-4.064
Comorbidities
Hypertension 0.88 0.546 0.585-1.327
Chronic cardiac disease 0.85 0.752 0.315-2.300
Diabetes 1.61 0.017 1.088-2.399
Chronic lung disease 1.47 0.546 0.415-5.259
Chronic kidney disease 1.15 0.813 0.346-3.864
Liver disease 3.28 0.695 0.008-6.253
Obesity 6.88 0.004 2.188-12.153
WBC (×103/uL)
5-11 1    
<5 1.03 0.954 0.377-2.808
>11 1.74 0.000 1.422-2.422
Lymphocyte count
20%-40% 1    
<20% 2.54 0.000 1.718-3.826
>40% 1.08 0.963 0.033-35.113
Neutrophil
40%-60% 1    
<40% 2.53 0.085 0.644-8.529
>60% 4.16 0.211 0.444-38.971
Platelets 
150-450 (×103/uL) 1    
<150 1.15 0.001 1.777-8.700
>450 1.04 0.944 0.282-3.893
Ferritin
<500 1    
500-1,000 2.91 0.005 1.389-6.118
>1,000 4.67 0.000 1.991-10.975
CRP (mg/L)
<24 1    
>24 1.63 0.090 0.952-2.234
APTT
<33 1    
>33 2.35 0.060 1.254-4.429
AST
<50 1    
>50 1.42 0.308 0.718-2.843