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. 2023 Jan 26;13:1460. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28797-5

Table 5.

Factors associated with critical stage of COVID-19.

Univariate logistic regression Multivariate logistic regression
OR 95% CI p value* OR 95% CI p value*
Age (> 65 years) 3.513 1.891–6.525 0.001
Males 1.187 0.606–2.324 0.617
Dyspnea 2.608 1.451–4.690 0.001
Chest pain 2.613 1.108–6.165 0.028 4.964 1.158–21.278 0.031
Attenuated breathing sound 1.925 1.048–3.534 0.035 4.703 1.601–13.812 0.005
Audible cracks diffusely 1.829 1.013–3.302 0.045 2.467 1.006–6.048 0.048
Platelet count (< 100 × 109/L) 6.338 1.991–20.179 0.002 9.608 1.255–73.535 0.029
White blood cell (> 10 × 109/L) 1.834 0.966–3.481 0.064
Lymphocyte (< 0.6 × 109/L) 3.387 1.762–6.570 0.001
Albumin (< 30 g/L) 2.112 1.103–4.045 0.024
Urea (> 6 mmol/L) 3.815 1.918–7.589 0.001
Creatinine (> 100 µmol/L) 4.103 2.251–7.476 0.001 4.035 1.549–10.506 0.004
D dimer (> 1.1 µg/mL) 3.920 2.078–7.392 0.001
CRP (> 100 mg/L) 1.811 1.013–3.237 0.046
PCT (> 1 ng/mL) 4.409 2.049–9.448 0.001
IL-1β (> 120 pg/mL) 2.342 1.201–4.567 0.012
IL-10 (> 300 pg/mL) 2.630 1.351–5.119 0.004 3.117 1.119–8.105 0.020
IL-12 (> 350 pg/mL) 1.910 0.981–3.720 0.057
TNF-α (> 65 pg/mL) 2.029 1.030–3.997 0.041
Gal-3 (> 5000 pg/mL) 2.467 1.294–4.714 0.006 2.97 1.006–8.764 0.049

Significant values are in italics.

*p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.