A Comprehensive Comparison of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 during Wave 1 versus Wave 2 at a Tertiary Care Center, India
Table 6
Multivariable logistic regression (MLR) analysis to evaluate independent effect of each biomarker on survivor status.
Test variable
Per unit
B(SE)
Odds ratio [95% CI]
p value
Number of cases
Mean IL6 (pg/mLl)
5 units
0.024 (0.011)
1.024 [1.003–1.047]
0.028
31 (NS) and 73(S)
Mean Procalcitonin (ng/mL)
0.1 units
0.001 (0.003)
0.999 [0.992–1.005]
0.744
29 (NS) and 72(S)
Mean D-dimer (ngFEU/mL)
25 units (linear)
0.062 (0.025)
1.064 [1.013–1.117]
0.012
31 (NS) and 76 (S)
(Quadratic)
0.00014 (0.00006)
1.00 [1.00–1.00]
0.013
Mean CRP (mg/L)
1 unit
0.004 (0.010)
1.004 [0.984–1.024]
0.689
31 (NS) and 71 (S)
Mean Ferritin (ng/mL)
25 unit
0.016 (0.013)
1.02 [0.99–1.043]
0.233
29 (NS) and 70 (S)
Peak LDH (IU/L)
10 units
−0.006 (0.038)
0.994 [0.923–1.07]
0.872
25 (NS) and 66 (S)
The data has been adjusted for age, Hb, TLC, platelet count, blood urea, albumin level, fungal infection, chronic allograft dysfunction, and CAD/PVD. NS, nonsurvivor; S, survivor; IL6, interleukin 6; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.