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. 2024 Apr 16;52(4):1469–1479. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02235-8

Table 3.

Crude odds ratios of developing sepsis for 60 clinical characteristics stratified by sepsis type

Any sepsis Community-acquired sepsis Hospital-acquired sepsis
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Activity limitations 2.29 (2.20–2.38) 2.28 (2.19–2.38) 2.32 (2.04–2.65)
Alcohol problems 2.26 (2.15–2.38) 2.20 (2.09–2.32) 2.86 (2.46–3.33)
Anemia 1.99 (1.96–2.02) 1.98 (1.95–2.01) 2.10 (2.01–2.21)
Anorexia or bulimia 1.54 (1.37–1.72) 1.54 (1.37–1.74) 1.49 (1.05–2.12)
Anxiety 1.28 (1.23–1.34) 1.27 (1.22–1.34) 1.38 (1.19–1.59)
Arthritis 1.29 (1.27–1.31) 1.29 (1.28–1.31) 1.25 (1.20–1.31)
Asthma 1.30 (1.28–1.33) 1.30 (1.28–1.33) 1.30 (1.22–1.39)
Atrial fibrillation 1.82 (1.79–1.85) 1.81 (1.78–1.84) 1.97 (1.86–2.08)
Autoimmune disease 1.64 (1.60–1.67) 1.63 (1.60–1.67) 1.66 (1.56–1.78)
Cancer 1.82 (1.80–1.85) 1.83 (1.80–1.86) 1.76 (1.67–1.84)
Cerebrovascular disease 1.61 (1.58–1.64) 1.61 (1.58–1.64) 1.61 (1.52–1.70)
Chronic kidney disease 2.45 (2.36–2.53) 2.41 (2.32–2.50) 2.78 (2.49–3.11)
Chronic liver + viral hepatitis 2.95 (2.79–3.12) 2.89 (2.72–3.08) 3.46 (2.91–4.12)
Chronic sinusitis 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.92 (0.81–1.05)
Connective tissue disorder 1.62 (1.58–1.65) 1.61 (1.58–1.65) 1.65 (1.54–1.77)
COPD 1.85 (1.82–1.89) 1.87 (1.83–1.90) 1.75 (1.65–1.86)
Dementia 1.19 (1.17–1.22) 1.22 (1.20–1.25) 0.91 (0.85–0.98)
Depression 1.52 (1.47–1.57) 1.52 (1.47–1.58) 1.52 (1.37–1.70)
Diabetes 1.89 (1.86–1.92) 1.87 (1.85–1.90) 2.04 (1.95–2.15)
Diverticular disease intestine 1.19 (1.16–1.21) 1.18 (1.16–1.20) 1.24 (1.17–1.32)
Dizziness 1.15 (1.13–1.17) 1.15 (1.13–1.17) 1.18 (1.12–1.25)
DVT 1.55 (1.47–1.64) 1.56 (1.47–1.65) 1.51 (1.25–1.82)
Dyspnea 1.92 (1.89–1.95) 1.91 (1.88–1.95) 1.98 (1.88–2.09)
Epilepsy 1.79 (1.72–1.86) 1.80 (1.73–1.87) 1.73 (1.53–1.95)
Falls 1.83 (1.81–1.86) 1.82 (1.80–1.85) 1.92 (1.83–2.02)
Foot problems 1.68 (1.62–1.75) 1.67 (1.60–1.74) 1.84 (1.63–2.08)
Fragility fracture 1.36 (1.33–1.38) 1.35 (1.32–1.38) 1.42 (1.34–1.51)
Hearing impairment 1.10 (1.09–1.12) 1.10 (1.08–1.12) 1.14 (1.08–1.19)
Heart failure 2.25 (2.21–2.29) 2.22 (2.18–2.26) 2.54 (2.39–2.69)
Heart valve disease 1.50 (1.44–1.56) 1.46 (1.40–1.53) 1.84 (1.63–2.08)
Hemiplegia 2.05 (1.94–2.16) 2.05 (1.93–2.17) 2.01 (1.69–2.39)
HIV 0.34 (0.17–0.66) 0.34 (0.17–0.70) 0.29 (0.04–2.20)
Housebound 2.65 (2.62–2.69) 2.66 (2.62–2.70) 2.60 (2.48–2.72)
Hyperlipidemia 1.14 (1.12–1.16) 1.13 (1.11–1.15) 1.20 (1.14–1.27)
Hypertension 1.33 (1.31–1.34) 1.32 (1.30–1.34) 1.39 (1.34–1.45)
Hypotension/syncope 1.47 (1.45–1.50) 1.46 (1.44–1.49) 1.55 (1.46–1.65)
Immunodeficiency disorder 2.48 (2.43–2.54) 2.49 (2.43–2.55) 2.40 (2.22–2.59)
Inflammatory bowel disease 1.57 (1.49–1.64) 1.53 (1.45–1.61) 1.94 (1.66–2.25)
Irritable bowel syndrome 0.91 (0.88–0.94) 0.91 (0.88–0.94) 0.94 (0.85–1.04)
Ischemic heart disease 1.42 (1.40–1.44) 1.41 (1.39–1.43) 1.49 (1.42–1.57)
Learning disability 2.96 (2.65–3.32) 3.02 (2.68–3.40) 2.43 (1.64–3.61)
Memory cognitive problems 1.29 (1.27–1.32) 1.31 (1.28–1.33) 1.19 (1.11–1.27)
Mobility transfer problems 2.08 (2.03–2.13) 2.07 (2.02–2.12) 2.18 (2.01–2.35)
Multiple sclerosis 3.05 (2.79–3.32) 3.12 (2.85–3.42) 2.30 (1.68–3.15)
Osteoporosis 1.31 (1.28–1.34) 1.31 (1.28–1.34) 1.34 (1.25–1.43)
Pancreatitis 1.99 (1.89–2.09) 1.98 (1.88–2.09) 2.04 (1.71–2.43)
Parkinson disease 1.68 (1.62–1.75) 1.69 (1.62–1.76) 1.60 (1.41–1.82)
Peptic ulcer disease 1.38 (1.34–1.41) 1.38 (1.35–1.42) 1.35 (1.24–1.46)
Peripheral vascular disease 1.95 (1.91–1.99) 1.94 (1.89–1.98) 2.07 (1.93–2.22)
Prostate disorders 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 0.99 (0.92–1.06)
Psoriasis or eczema 1.20 (1.18–1.22) 1.19 (1.18–1.21) 1.23 (1.17–1.29)
RA connective tissue disorder 1.58 (1.54–1.61) 1.58 (1.54–1.62) 1.57 (1.46–1.69)
Schizophrenia bipolar 1.71 (1.63–1.79) 1.72 (1.64–1.81) 1.64 (1.41–1.92)
Skin ulcer 2.56 (2.51–2.62) 2.55 (2.50–2.61) 2.69 (2.52–2.87)
Sleep disturbance 1.38 (1.35–1.41) 1.38 (1.35–1.41) 1.38 (1.29–1.47)
Social vulnerability 1.32 (1.29–1.36) 1.31 (1.27–1.35) 1.43 (1.32–1.56)
Thyroid disease 1.22 (1.20–1.24) 1.21 (1.19–1.24) 1.28 (1.20–1.36)
Urinary incontinence 1.58 (1.54–1.61) 1.60 (1.56–1.64) 1.36 (1.26–1.47)
Visual impairment 1.29 (1.27–1.31) 1.28 (1.27–1.30) 1.36 (1.30–1.42)
Weight loss anorexia 1.81 (1.73–1.90) 1.80 (1.71–1.89) 1.91 (1.65–2.21)