Table 2 Univariate regression analyses of risk factors for illness.

From: Patient self-inflicted lung injury associated pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum is a risk factor for worse outcomes of severe COVID-19: a case-control study

Variable

Classification criteria

Crude OR

95% CI

P value

Age (years)

 ≤ 40

1.0

  

40–60

0.307

0.104–0.905

P < 0.050

 > 60

0.071

0.026–0.194

P < 0.001

Sex

Male

1.0

  

Female

0.257

0.135–0.488

P < 0.001

Comorbidities

No

1.0

  

Yes

0.241

0.135–0.432

P < 0.001

Smoking status

No

1.0

  

Yes

0.960

0.391–2.359

P = 0.929

Respiratory rate

 ≤ 30

1.0

  

 > 30

8.085

3.263–20.033

P < 0.001

Oxygen saturation

 ≥ 93%

1.0

  

 < 93%

1.764

0.969–3.211

P = 0.063

WBC (× 109/L)

 

0.987

0.954–1.021

P = 0.443

Lymphocyte (× 109/L)

 

1.224

0.755–1.983

P = 0.412

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

 < 20

1.0

  

 ≥ 20

1.160

0.630–2.137

P = 0.633

Respiratory support

COT

1.0

  

HFNC

0.171

0.087–0.337

P < 0.001

NIV

0.125

0.060–0.261

P < 0.001

Time from symptom onset to severe status

 ≤ 7

1.0

  

 > 7

0.213

0.118–0.384

P < 0.001

  1. Bold is that the P-value represents significant difference, i.e., P<0.05.