Table 3.

Multivariable analyses of risk factors for early mortality in patients with surgically treated infective endocarditis

Variable	OR	95% PI	P Value
Male gender	3.722	(1.175–11.795)	0.026*
Coronary artery disease	4.207	(1.329–13.323)	0.015*
Platelet count < 100 × 109/L	25.035	(7.407–84.612)	< 0.001*
Albumin < 35 g/L	4.202	(1.622–10.881)	0.003*
Creatinine, µmol/L	1.004	(1.001–1.007)	0.005*
Prosthetic valve	25.697	(5.028–131.334)	< 0.001*
Pulmonary valve replacement	8.496	(0.868–83.122)	0.066

OR, odds ratio; PI, prediction interval