| HR | 95% CI | P-value |
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Hypertension | 1.992 | (1.019–3.895) | 0.044 |
D-dimer | 1.020 | (1.010–1.031) | < 0.001 |
N/L | 1.062 | (1.017–1.108) | 0.006 |
APACHE II score | 1.117 | (1.030–1.212) | 0.007 |
- Abbreviations: HR Hazard ratio; CI Confidence interval; N/L Ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes; APACHE II Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II. The following variables were incorporated into Cox proportional-hazard model analysis: sex, age, duration of methylprednisolone use (days), hypertension, N/L, D-dimer, and APACHE II score