Baseline moderate-range albuminuria is associated with protection against severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis performed to determine the risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 infection (n = 65)

		OR	95%CI	P value
Model 1	Sex (female vs male)	0.30	0.10-0.93	0.038
Baseline characteristics	Age (yr)	1.03	0.98-1.09	0.28
R-square: 14.4%	BMI (kg/m2)	1.12	0.99-1.28	0.073
Model 2	Sex (female vs male)	0.57	0.15-2.16	0.41
Baseline characteristics	Age (yr)	1.02	0.94-1.11	0.62
R-square: 34.4%	BMI (kg/m2)	1.14	0.96-1.35	0.13
	HbA1c (%)	0.85	0.59-1.23	0.39
	Baseline eGFR (mL/min/ 1.73 m2 of body surface area)	1.02	0.98-1.07	0.28
	NLRmax	1.18	1.05-1.33	0.007
Model 3	Sex (female vs male)	0.42	0.09-1.94	0.27
Baseline characteristics	Age (yr)	1.08	0.97-1.20	0.18
R-square = 46.9%	BMI (kg/m2)	1.24	1.01-1.53	0.040
	HbA1c (%)	1.04	0.67-1.61	0.89
	Baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2 of body surface area)	1.04	0.99-1.09	0.12
	NLRmax	1.20	1.06-1.37	0.005
	Albuminuria	0.09	0.01-0.62	0.015

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence intervals; BMI: Body mass index; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; NLR_max: Maximum neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; IQR: Interquartile range.