Research Article

Early Prediction of Disease Progression in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Using C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio

Table 5

Receiver operating characteristic curves of Alb, CRP, CRP/Alb ratio, SpO2, and D-dimer levels to predict disease severity progression.

ParameterAUC (95% CI)SE value

Alb0.769 (0.709-0.829)0.031<0.001
CRP0.838 (0.788-0.888)0.025<0.001
CRP/Alb ratio0.866 (0.822-0.911)0.023<0.001
SpO20.107 (0.060-0.153)0.024<0.001
D-dimer0.748 (0.671-0.825)0.039<0.001

Abbreviations: SpO2: percutaneous oxygen saturation; CRP: C-reactive protein; Alb: albumin; AUC: area under the ROC curve; SE: standard error.