Table 2

- Factors that were found to be independently associated with the severity of coronavirus disease -19 in a univariate anaylsis and in a multivariate logistic regression analysis.

VariablesUnivariateMultivariate*
 HR (95% CI)P-valueHR (95% CI)P-value
CRP1.033 (1.006-1.061)0.0151.026 (0.996-1.057)0.086
NGAL1.015 (1.002-1.027)0.0201.020 (1.006-1.035)0.007
Procalcitonin1.183 (1.028-1.362)0.0191.137 (0.946-1.366)0.170
D-dimer1.899 (1.085-3.324)0.0252.371 (1.085-5.181)0.030
  • * The variables with a p-value of <0.05 in the univariate analysis were incorporated into the multivariate cox regression analysis by using Enter method.

  • Statistical significance at p<0.05 level.CRP: C-reactive protein, NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin, HR: heart rate, CI: confidence interval