Table 2.
Factors associated with index PCT among patients with grade III cholecystitis who undergo delayed cholecystectomy. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range.
| AOR | 95 % CI | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | <0.001 |
| Female | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.82 | <0.001 |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (median [IQR]) | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.21 | <0.001 |
| Heart failure | 0.94 | 0.78 | 1.14 | 0.66 |
| Chronic lung disease | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.91 | 0.007 |
| Coagulopathy | 1.22 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 0.07 |
| Hospital teaching status | <0.001 | |||
| Non-metropolitan hospital | Reference | |||
| Metropolitan non-teaching | 2.36 | 1.46 | 3.80 | <0.001 |
| Metropolitan hospital | 4.21 | 2.65 | 6.68 | <0.001 |
| Income quartile | ||||
| 0–25th percentile | Reference | |||
| 26th to 50th percentile | 0.96 | 0.79 | 1.18 | 0.71 |
| 51st to 75th percentile | 1.26 | 1.01 | 1.56 | 0.04 |
| 76 to 100th percentile | 1.37 | 1.10 | 1.69 | 0.004 |