Table 3 Selected COVID-19 complications according to skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) composite score of patients with COVID-19.
Characteristic | Neither SMD high and NLR low | Either SMD low or NLR high | Both SMD low and NLR high | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute distress syndrome | 39 (73.6) | 77 (81.1) | 48 (92.3) | 0.042a |
Acute cardiac injury | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.2) | 3 (5.8) | 0.255b |
Acute kidney injury | 5 (9.4) | 17 (17.9) | 21 (40.4) | < 0.001b |
Secondary infection | 8 (15.1) | 35 (36.8) | 21 (40.4) | 0.008a |
Shock | 6 (11.3) | 16 (16.8) | 23 (44.2) | < 0.001b |
Pulmonary embolism | 2 (3.8) | 4 (4.2) | 6 (11.5) | 0.180b |
1 or more complications | 49 (92.5) | 80 (84.2) | 49 (94.2) | 0.115a |
2 or more complications | 26 (49.1) | 63 (66.3) | 40 (76.9) | 0.010a |
