Research Article

Association between Cardiovascular Burden and Requirement of Intensive Care among Patients with Mild COVID-19

Table 3

Multivariable analyses of the risk factors for intensive care in patients with mild COVID-19.

UnadjustedModel 1Model 2Model 3
OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI

With CV conditions6.5453.357-12.7620.0016.4303.210-12.878<0.0013.9411.798-8.6360.0012.6521.019-6.8990.046
Age1.0060.983-1.0300.6040.9940.969-1.0200.6470.9930.966-1.0200.6010.9910.961-1.0210.545
Sex1.4020.792-2.4800.2461.2840.699-2.3590.0071.3840.720-2.6630.3300.9600.447-2.0620.916
Chest tightness6.0442.788-13.1070.0013.4511.422-8.3760.0063.3401.070-10.4290.038
Diabetes mellitus2.8250.799-9.9870.1072.4730.606-10.0870.2072.7840.604-12.8260.189
Lung diseases3.6820.801-16.9150.0943.6040.557-23.3270.1783.8060.480-30.1830.206
Platelet0.9910.986-0.996<0.0010.2330.075-0.7260.012
Radiologic abnormality0.2380.125-0.4510.0010.2180.101-0.4680.001
Positive SARS-CoV-2 testing by RT-PCR ≥ 24.1352.187-7.8170.0013.7541.719-8.1970.001

Sample size: . Data are expressed as (reported in parentheses) as assessed by univariate (unadjusted) or multivariate logistic regression analyses. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CV: cardiovascular. In these logistic regression models, CV condition was a categorical variable. Other covariates included in multivariate logistic regression models were as follows: model 1: adjustment for age and sex; model 2: adjustment for variables including age, sex, chest tightness, diabetes mellitus, and lung diseases; model 3: adjustment for variables including age, sex, chest tightness, diabetes mellitus, lung diseases, platelet, radiologic abnormality, and positive SARS-CoV-2 testing by RT-PCR.