CRP and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Multivariable regression revealed that age (OR 1.04, 95%CI 1.02–1.06), congestive heart failure (OR 3.06, 95%CI 1.96–4.77), obesity (OR 3.90, 95%CI 2.12–7.16), COPD (OR 2.92, 95%CI 1.12–7.60), previous stroke (OR 5.80, 95%CI 2.07–16.21), urea >7.01 mmol/l (OR 2.32, 95%CI 1.47–3.67), AST/ALT >1.49 (OR 1.54, 95%CI 1.08–2.21), LDH >452.5 U/l (OR 2.60, 95%CI 1.74–3.88), CRP >92.68 mg/l (OR 1.58, 95%CI 1.06–2.35), IL-6 >69.55 ng/l (OR 1.62, 95%CI 1.10–2.40), and troponin I >18.95 ng/l (OR 2.04, 95%CI 1.38–3.02), were associated with increased risk for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.