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Table 3 Length of stay, length of ICU stay, and duration of mechanical ventilation during Delta, Delta to Omicron, and Omicron periods, adjusted for age, gender, and Elixhauser comorbidity index

From: Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients during B.1.1.529 (Omicron) dominance compared to B.1.617.2 (Delta) in 89 German hospitals

 

Total

SARI-

SARI+

Cohort

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Length of stay

Delta

5.5 ± 3.8

4.0 [3, 7]

  

4.1 ± 3.3

3.0 [2, 5]

  

6.3 ± 3.8

6.0 [3, 8]

  

Delta to Omicron

4.9 ± 3.8

4.0 [2, 7]

-0.06 (-0.10 to -0.02)

< 0.01

3.6 ± 3.1

3.0 [2, 5]

-0.03 (-0.09 to 0.03)

0.31

6.1 ± 4.1

5.0 [3, 8]

-0.02 (-0.08 to 0.03)

0.41

Omicron

3.9 ± 3.1

3.0 [2, 5]

-0.16 (-0.20 to -0.12)

< 0.01

3.4 ± 2.8

2.0 [2, 4]

-0.04 (-0.09 to 0.01)

0.16

5.1 ± 3.6

4.0 [2, 7]

-0.14 (-0.20 to -0.08)

< 0.01

Length of stay at ICU*

Delta

4.5 ± 3.6

3.0 [2, 6]

  

2.7 ± 2.3

2.0 [1, 3]

  

4.9 ± 3.8

4.0 [2, 7]

  

Delta to Omicron

4.2 ± 3.7

3.0 [1, 6]

-0.11 (-0.27 to 0.04)

0.15

1.8 ± 1.3

1.0 [1, 2]

-0.33 (-0.56 to -0.10)

< 0.01

5.3 ± 4.0

4.0 [2, 7]

0.10 (-0.09 to 0.28)

0.30

Omicron

3.2 ± 3.2

2.0 [1, 4]

-0.36 (-0.52 to -0.20)

< 0.01

1.9 ± 1.5

1.0 [1, 2]

-0.26 (-0.47 to -0.05)

0.02

4.5 ± 3.9

3.0 [2, 6]

-0.14 (-0.35 to 0.08)

0.21

Duration of mechanical ventilation

Delta

104.7 ± 87.9

83.0 [37, 149]

  

67.7 ± 63.5

70.0 [36, 100]

  

105.4 ± 88.3

83.5 [37, 150]

  

Delta to Omicron

95.1 ± 95.5

58.0 [22, 154]

-0.34 (-0.69 to 0.01)

0.06

23.7 ± 18.6

26.0 [15, 34]

-1.10 (-2.67 to 0.47)

0.23

97.5 ± 96.1

61.0 [22, 154]

-0.33 (-0.68 to 0.03)

0.08

Omicron

78.0 ± 88.3

41.0 [12, 135]

-0.61 (-1.05 to -0.17)

< 0.01

42.9 ± 30.8

36.0 [26, 52]

-0.35 (-1.62 to 0.93)

0.61

83.8 ± 93.5

41.5 [10, 154]

-0.65 (-1.12 to -0.18)

< 0.01

  1. * Based on 1,234 cases (13.7%). We excluded cases with length of stay at ICU = 0;.† Based on 598 cases (6.7%). We excluded cases with duration of ventilation = 0; CI = Confidence interval; ICU = Intensive care unit; SARI = Severe Acute Respiratory Infection