TABLE 3.

Association between SARS‐CoV‐2 viral load as determined with qPCR cycle threshold (C _t) values and COVID‐19 disease severity

Variable	Mild/moderate symptoms, n (%)	Severe/critical symptoms, n (%)	OR (95% CI)	aOR a (95% CI)	p‐Value
Neg qPCR (Ref) n = 24	16 (52)	8 (28)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)
C t value >30 n = 21	11 (36)	10 (35)	1.82 (0.55–6.1)	4.78 (0.90–25.3)	.066
C t value <30 n = 15	4 (13)	11 (38)	5.50 (1.32–22.9)	15.30 (1.74–134)	.014

^a Adjusted for remdesivir treatment, body mass index, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, C‐reactive protein, and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio.