Research Article

Characteristics and Clinical Course of Adult Inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia at High Altitude

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

FactorsOR (95% CI) value

Age, years
<501 (ref)≤0.001
50–652.05 (1.03–4.10)0.04
>655.25 (2.66–10.36)≤0.001
Male sex2.36 (1.40–3.97)0.001

SpO2 <90%0.38 (0.23–0.63)≤0.001

White blood cell count, ×109/L
<41 (ref)≤0.001
4 to 101.77 (0.47–6.64)0.40
>105.73 (1.46–22.46)0.01