Table 6.
Multivariate binary logistic regression with forward conditional inclusion of the existing Duke Criteria and potential new variables comparing the RIE and DIE groups.
| Regression model (n = 96; p = 0.018; Validity: 92.7%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Included variables | Odds ratio | 95%-CI odds ratio | p value |
| Positive imaging | 59.79 | 3.39–1054.36 | 0.005 |
| Positive microbiology (major criterion) | 14.42 | 1.33–156.79 | 0.028 |
| Vascular phenomena | 21.25 | 1.65–273.19 | 0.019 |
| Microhematuria | 12.15 | 1.24–119.17 | 0.032 |
| Excluded variables | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever > 38 °C | 0.918 | ||
| Immunologic phenomena | 0.559 | ||
| Predisposition | 0.505 | ||
| Positive microbiology (minor criterion) | 0.129 | ||
| Leukocyturia | 0.117 | ||
| Rheumatological disease | 0.104 |
95%-CI 95% confidence interval.
Significant values are in bold italic.