Table 2. . Univariable logistic regression of the association between underlying diseases and cultures and five main patients' outcomes.

	ICU admission		Death		Readmission		Healthy Discharge		Intubation
	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Diabetic mellitus	1.13 (0.74–1.72)	0.545	1.83 (1.20–2.80)	0.004‡	0.7 (0.23–2.24)	0.584	0.53 (0.35–0.81)	0.004‡	2.094 (1.36–3.20)	0.001‡
Hypertension	1.83 (1.26–2.67)	0.001‡	1.78 (1.22–2.59)	0.002‡	0.76 (0.29–1.97)	0.578	0.55 (0.38–0.81)	0.002‡	2.25 (1.53–3.28)	0.000‡
Ischemic heart disease	1.76 (1.6–2.67)	0.007‡	1.33 (0.88–2.01)	0.163	1.89 (0.74–4.83)	0.174	0.73 (0.48–1.10)	0.138	1.45 (0.96–2.19)	0.074
Cancer	2.33 (0.78–6.94)	0.117	7.66 (1.70–34.36)	0.002‡	1.04 (1.02–1.06)	0.411	0.20 (0.05–0.73)	0.007‡	1.32 (0.47–3.71)	0.595
Renal disorders	0.69 (0.36–1.30)	0.254	1.88 (0.99–3.56)	0.048†	1.09 (0.24–4.91)	0.903	0.50 (0.26–0.95)	0.033†	1.16 (0.62–2.16)	0.633
Hepatic disorders	0.42 (0.15–1.21)	0.099	1.41 (0.55–3.65)	0.472	1.36 (0.17–10.81)	0.769	0.67 (0.26–1.74)	0.414	1.15 (0.45–2.96)	0.767
Opioid addiction	0.42 (0.14–1.20)	0.456	2.50 (0.99–6.25)	0.050	1.36 (0.17–10.81)	0.315	0.38 (0.15–0.95)	0.047†	1.15 (0.44–2.96)	0.101
Respiratory secretion culture	1.74 (1.11–2.73)	0.015†	6.91 (4.01–11.91)	0.000‡	0.95 (0.30–2.93)	0.931	0.14 (0.08–0.25)	0.000‡	12.11 (6.50–22.58)	0.000‡
Blood culture	2.00 (0.77–5.19)	0.145	6.35 (1.82–22.13)	0.001‡	1.04 (1.02–1.06)	0.353	0.15 (0.04–0.52)	0.001‡	4.55 (1.48–13.94)	0.004‡

^†Statistically significant.

^‡Highly statistically significant.

ICU: Intensive care unit; OR: Odds ratio.