Figure 4
From: Upregulation of interleukin-19 in saliva of patients with COVID-19
Increased IL-19 level in saliva of severe COVID-19 patients associated with higher need for mechanical ventilation and/or death by day 29. Kaplan–Meier survival curves of the need for mechanical ventilation (A, B) and/or death (C, D), based on the IL-19 or IL-6 cytokine levels in saliva of patients with severe COVID-19 (n = 54). Statistical test: Cox proportional models adjusted for patient’s demographics factors (age, male sex, and body mass index), comorbidities (diabetes mellitus), and COVID-19 related severity serum markers (D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and ferritin), with significance indicated by P value of less than 0.05.
