Characteristics
|
Disease deterioration
|
P value
|
---|
No (N = 301)
|
Yes (N = 51)
|
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NLR (median, inter-quartile range) a
|
2.14 (1.53–2.98)
|
5.33 (2.94–9.72)
|
< 0.001
|
Age (≥60 years), n (%)
|
105 (34.9)
|
28 (54.9)
|
0.006
|
Male, n (%)
|
156 (51.8)
|
34 (66.7)
|
0.049
|
Smoking, n (%) a
|
46 (15.3)
|
11 (21.6)
|
0.233
|
Drinking, n (%)
|
21 (7.0)
|
2 (3.9)
|
0.551 c
|
History of chronic disease b
|
83 (27.6)
|
34 (66.7)
|
< 0.001
|
Clinical type at admission
| | |
< 0.001 c
|
Mild or moderate
|
282
|
19
| |
Severe
|
16
|
32
| |
Critical
|
3
|
0
| |
Shock a
|
0 (0)
|
15 (30.6)
|
< 0.001 c
|
Death
|
0 (0)
|
15 (29.4)
|
< 0.001 c
|
- a Sample sizes of the analysis for neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, smoking and shock were 341, 351 and 349, respectively
- b Defined as history of any one of the following six diseases: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, cerebral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer
- c P value of Fisher’s exact test