Table 5.

Multivariate regression analysis with the need for treatment in ICU as the dependent
variable

95% CI
Independent variables B p OR
Lower Upper
Gender
Male Reference category
Female -1.229 0.025* 0.293 0.100 0.858
Age 0.033 0.031* 1.034 1.003 1.066
Cough 0.583 0.363 1.792 0.510 6.291
Dyspnea -0.082 0.872 0.921 0.338 2.512
Number of hospital days -0.401 <0.001* 0.670 0.573 0.784
Oxygen support 1.861 <0.001* 6.428 2.308 17.900
Hypertension -0.302 0.565 0.739 0.264 2.070
X-ray signs of pneumonia on
-0.378 0.608 0.686 0.162 2.905
admission
Neutrophiles, % -4.435 0.344 0.012 0.0 114.599
Lymphocytes, % -3.638 0.459 0.026 0.0 399.503
Platelets, x109/L -0.0 0.864 1.0 0.994 1.005
CRP, IU/mL -0.023 0.571 0.978 0.904 1.057
AST, U/L -0.006 0.488 0.995 0.979 1.010
LDH, U/L 0.001 0.317 1.001 0.999 1.004
Proteins, g/L -0.075 0.083 0.928 0.852 1.010
Albumin, g/L 0.002 0.975 1.002 0.891 1.127
Glycemia, mmol/L 0.138 0.055 1.148 0.997 1.322
SpO2, % -0.005 0.858 0.995 0.939 1.053
CK, U/L 0.0 0.431 1.00 0.999 1.002
CRP/Albumin 0.722 0.616 2.058 1.123 34.410
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, * statistically significant value