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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Analyzing the role of ACE2, AR, MX1 and TMPRSS2 genetic markers for COVID-19 severity

 

Asymptomatic/mild disease n (%)

Severe/critical disease n (%)

OR (CI 95%)

p-value*

Age (n = 330)

45.3 ± 15.3**

60.1 ± 12.8**

 

 < 0.001

 < 55 years

126 (67.4%)

59 (41.3%)

Ref.

 < 0.001

 ≥ 55 years

61 (32.6%)

84 (58.7%)

2.94 (1.87–4.62)

 

Gender (n = 330)

0.477

 Male

85 (45.7%)

71 (49.7%)

Ref.

 

 Female

102 (54.3%)

72 (50.3%)

0.86 (0.55–1.33)

 

Clinical data

 Ferritin (ng/mL) (n = 216)

 < 0.001

  < 258

73 (62.4%)

32 (32.3%)

Ref.

 

  > 258

44 (37.6%)

67 (67.7%)

3.47 (1.97–6.10)

 

 D-dimer (ng/mL) (n = 198)

 < 0.010

  < 4.77

42 (39.9%)

53 (58.2%)

Ref.

 

  > 4.77

65 (60.7%)

38 (41.8%)

0.46 (0.26–0.82)

 

 CRP (mg/L) (n = 211)

 < 0.001

  < 19.8

74 (65.5%)

31 (31.6%)

Ref.

 

  > 19.8

39 (34.5%)

67 (68.4%)

4.10 (2.30–7.29)

 

 Troponin (ng/L) (n = 71)

0.440

  < 9

11 (44%)

15 (32.6%)

Ref.

 

  > 9

14 (56%)

31 (67.4%)

1.62 (0.59–4.42)

 

 LDH (U/L) (n = 185)

 < 0.001

  < 262

61 (64.2%)

33 (36.7%)

Ref.

 

  > 262

34 (35.8%)

57 (63.3%)

3.09 (1.70–5.64)

 

 IL-6 (pg/mL) (n = 21)

0.670

  < 51

4 (40%)

6 (54.5%)

Ref.

 

  > 51

6 (60%)

5 (45.5%)

0.56 (0.09–3.14)

 

 Influenza vaccine (n = 198)

 < 0.001

  No

90 (70.3%)

32 (45.7%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

38 (29.7%)

38 (54.3%)

2.82 (1.53–5.14)

 

ICU clinical follow-up

 Artificial respiration (n = 88)

0.991

  No

8 (30.8%)

19 (30.6%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

18 (69.2%)

43 (69.4%)

1.00 (0.37–2.71)

 

 Pneumonia (n = 330)

  No

155 (82.9%)

80 (55.9%)

Ref.

 < 0.001

  Yes

32 (17.1%)

63 (44.1%)

3.81 (2.30–6.31)

 

 Systemic inflammatory r. (n = 43)

 < 0.001

  No

4 (33.3%)

11(35.5%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

8 (66.6%)

20 (64.5%)

4.29 (1.33–13.82)

 

 Days hospitalized (n = 81)

 < 0.001

  < 37 days

21 (87.5%)

47 (83.9%)

Ref.

 

  ≥ 37 days

4 (12.5%)

9 (16.1%)

4.16 (2.34–7.41)

 

Symptomatology

 Skin affection (n = 131)

0.077

  No

62 (96.9%)

59 (88.1%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

2 (3.1%)

8 (11.9%)

4.20 (0.85–20.61)

 

 Anosmia (n = 143)

0.800

  No

59 (81.9%)

57 (80.3%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

13 (18.1%)

14 (19.7%)

1.11 (0.48–2.57)

 

 Ageusia (n = 144)

1.000

  No

56 (77.8%)

56 (77.8%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

16 (22.2%)

16 (22.2%)

1 (0.45–2.19)

 

 Myalgia (n = 140)

0.270

  No

44 (64.7%)

40 (55.6%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

24 (35.3%)

32 (44.4%)

1.46 (0.74–2.89)

 

 Headache (n = 140)

0.225

  No

53 (74.6%)

45 (65.2%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

18 (25.4%)

24 (34.8%)

1.57 (0.75–3.25)

 

 Fever (n = 172)

0.033

  No

42 (49.4%)

29 (33.3%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

43 (50.6%)

58 (66.7%)

1.95 (1.05–3.62)

 

 Dyspnoea (n = 143)

0.360

  No

41 (56.9%)

35 (49.3%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

31 (43.1%)

36 (50.7%)

1.36 (0.70–2.62)

 

 Asthenia (n = 130)

0.722

  No

33 (50%)

30 (46.9%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

33 (50%)

34 (53.1%)

1.13 (0.56–2.26)

 

 Long Covid (n = 69)

0.385

  No

26 (61.9%)

14 (50%)

Ref.

 

  Yes

15 (35.7%)

14(50%)

1.62 (0.62–4.27)

 

Comorbidities

 Cancer (n = 3)

1(100%)

3 (10%)

  

 Obesity (n = 18)

0 (0%)

18 (90%)

  
  1. *Chi square (except Student t-test for age)
  2. **Mean ± Standard Deviation
  3. In bold statistically significant values