Research Article

A Nomogram Prediction of Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Prognostic factors associated with LOS in COVID-19 pneumonia.

VariablesUnivariateMultivariate
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Age, years (≥50 vs. < 50)0.58 (0.33–1.01)3.22-040.49 (0.29–0.83)0.00734
Sex (female vs. male)1.89 (1.71–3.25)0.0077
ALT, U/L (≥40 vs. <40)0.45 (0.33–0.87)0.00650.49 (0.29–0.83)0.00697
AST, U/L (≥40 vs. <40)0.42 (0.23–0.78)3.34-03
Fever (°C) (≥37.3 vs. < 37.3)0.58 (0.35–1.08)0.39
Pneumonia (critical + severe vs. mild)0.33 (0.049–0.47)1.52-030.31 (0.18–0.52)1.73-05
Hemoglobin, g/L (per unit)0.97 (0.96–0.99)0.034
(≥0.8 vs. < 0.8)1.55 (0.78–2.51)0.026
(per unit)0.96 (0.84–1.16)0.047
Platelet count ×109/L (≥300 vs. <300)2.52 (0.69–7.55)0.0121.77 (0.93–3.39)0.08201
NLR (≥2.75 vs. < 2.75)0.77 (0.66–1.20)0.22
C-reactive protein, mg/L (≥2.2 vs. < 2.2)0.57 (0.33–1.15)0.09.
PLR (≥160 vs. < 160)0.68 (0.54–0.88)0.478
Albumin (g/L) (≥35 vs. < 35)0.79 (0.49–1.58)0.692
GFR (mL/min) (per unit)1.12 (1.11–1.13)0.021
Creatine kinase, U/L (≥185 vs. < 185)0.62 (0.36–1.22)0.152
Creatine kinase isoenzymes MB, ng/mL) (≥5 vs. < 5)1.46 (0.81–2.88)0.447
Myoglobin, μg/L (≥100 vs. < 100)0.21 (0.12–0.76)1.65-03
Lactate, mmol/L (≥1.7 vs. < 1.7)0.77 (0.26–1.22)0.194
PF ratio, mmHg (≥300 vs. < 300)1.75 (0.99–3.12)0.04051.45 (1.21–1.97)0.04133

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; PF ratio: PaO2/FiO2 ratio. Significance codes: “”0.001, “”0.01, “”0.05, “.”0.1, “ ”1.