Table 2.
Multivariate analysis for mortality in three groups.
| Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Gender | 1.686 (0.427–6.657) | 0.455 | ||||
| Age | 1.077 (0.945–1.229) | 0.266 | ||||
| Smoking | ||||||
| Pulse | 1.036 (1.011–1.072) | 0.041 | 1.039 (1.014 − 1.065) | 0.002 | 1.027 (1.002–1.052) | 0.030 |
| Systolic pressure | 0.980 (0.954–1.005) | 0.117 | 0.963 (0.941 − 1.015) | 0.492 | 0.963 (0.931–1.124) | 0.056 |
| Diastolic pressure | 0.980 (0.950 − 1.011) | 0.520 | ||||
| Respiratory rate | 0.836 (0.628–1.114) | 0.221 | 0.872 (0.661–1.152) | 0.335 | ||
| Dysphagia | ||||||
| Leucocyte count | 0.885 (0.102–7.647) | 0.911 | 1.204 (0.829–1.751) | 0.330 | 1.013 (0.906–1.134) | 0.814 |
| Neutrophils count | 1.059 (0.113–9.943) | 0.960 | 0.847 (0.568–1.262) | 0.414 | ||
| Lymphocyte count | 1.744 (0.128–23.773) | 0.676 | 0.436 (0.161–1.179) | 0.102 | 1.550 (0.727–3.305) | 0.256 |
| NLR | 1.112 (1.013–1.223) | 0.026 | 1.115 (1.050–1.212) | 0.011 | 1.125 (1.049–1.206) | 0.001 |
| Platelet count | 0.998 (0.993–1.005) | 0.736 | ||||
| CRP | 0.997 (0.989–1.005) | 0.465 | 1.005 (1.001–1.010) | 0.040 | 1.005 (0.998–1.012) | 0.161 |
| pct | 0.976 (0.940–1.014) | 0.206 | 0.989(0.962–1.017) | 0.450 | 0.993 (0.949–1.039) | 0.763 |
| Albumin | 0.825 (0.723–0.942) | 0.005 | 0.827 (0.759–0.901) | < 0.000 | 0.905 (0.823–0.997) | 0.042 |
| Prealbumin | 1.005 (0.997–1.014) | 0.202 | ||||
| Low-density lipoprotein | 0.700 (0.392–1.247) | 0.226 | ||||
| BUN | 1.135 (1.051–1.226) | 0.001 | 1.098 (1.043–1.156) | 0.000 | 1.117 (1.026–1.215) | 0.010 |
| D-dimer | 1.543 (0.985–5.587) | 0.096 | 1.025 (0.973–1.080) | 0.351 | 1.007 (0.947–1.071) | 0.821 |
| Electrolyte-disturbance | 0.487 (0.161–1.472) | 0.202 | 4.465 (0.943–21.141) | 0.059 | ||
| Cancer | 1.342 (0.867–3.237) | 0.998 | 41.589 (6.802–254.273) | 0.000 | ||
| Chronic-kidney disease | 2.340 (1.230–3.410) | 0.032 | ||||
| Congestive heart failure | 1.333 (0.366–4.851) | 0.662 | ||||
| Cerebrovascular disease | ||||||
| Coronary-heart | 2.894 (0.858–9.763) | 0.087 | ||||
| Hypertension | 9.397 (3.539–24.954) | < 0.000 | ||||
| Diabetes | ||||||
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence internal; NLR, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio; CRP, c-reactive protein; pct, procalcitonin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.