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  • Int J Med Sci . Risk factors for illness severity in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a prospective cohort study


    Int J Med Sci


    . 2021 Jan 1;18(4):921-928.
    doi: 10.7150/ijms.51205. eCollection 2021.
    Risk factors for illness severity in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a prospective cohort study


    Nannan Zhang 1 , Hairong Zhang 2 , Yanhua Tang 1 , Hao Zhang 3 , Aiying Ma 4 , Fang Xu 1 , Yu Sun 5 , Luning Jiang 1 , Fangzhen Shan 6 7



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    Abstract

    Background: Although COVID-19 pneumonia is spreading internationally, knowledge regarding the factors associated with the illness severity of patients remains limited. We aimed to identify the factors associated with the disease severity of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia induced by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods: We prospectively enrolled a single-center case series of adult patients with COVID-19 admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital of Jining, Jining City, Shandong Province, China, from January 24 to March 1, 2020. Demographics, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings were compared to investigate the risk factors related with the disease severity of COVID-19 pneumonia patients. Results: We included a total of 78 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, of whom 6 had the severe type. As compared to a moderately ill cohort, our analysis showed that shortness of breath, fatigue, longer days from illness onset to diagnosis confirmed, neutrophil percentages > 70%, neutrophil counts > 6.3 ? 109/L, lymphocyte percentages < 20%, lymphocyte counts < 1.0 ? 109/L, platelet < 100 ? 109/L, C-reactive protein (CRP) > 10 mg/L, neutrophil to platelet ratio (NPR) > 2.3, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) > 3.9, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 40 U/L, albumin < 40 g/L, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 245 U/L, and glucose > 6.1 mmol/L were predictors of disease severity in COVID-19 pneumonia. In the sex-, age-, and comorbid illness-matched case-control study, neutrophil percentages > 70%, neutrophil counts > 6.3 ? 109/L, lymphocyte percentages < 20%, NPR > 2.3, NLR > 3.9, albumin < 40 g/L, and LDH > 245 U/L remained associated with the early detection and identification of severe patients. Conclusion: We demonstrated that neutrophil percentages > 70%, neutrophil counts > 6.3 ? 109/L, lymphocyte percentages < 20%, NPR > 2.3, NLR > 3.9, albumin < 40 g/L, and LDH > 245 U/L might predict the severity of illness in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

    Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; prospective studies; risk factor; severity.

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