Table 6.
Subgroup analysis of TG/HDL-C in relation to positive pus or blood cultures
| Confounding factors | TG/HDL-C OR(95%CI)P |
Q1 | Q2 OR(95%CI)P |
Q3 OR(95%CI)P |
Q4 OR(95%CI)P |
P for interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.058 | |||||
| Male | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) 0.026 | 1.0 | 0.87 (0.62, 1.23) 0.424 | 1.29 (0.91, 1.82) 0.147 | 1.88 (1.33, 2.66) < 0.001 | |
| Female | 1.08 (1.03, 1.14) 0.002 | 1.0 | 1.06 (0.68, 1.65) 0.799 | 1.09 (0.69, 1.70) 0.718 | 2.08 (1.26, 3.42) 0.004 | |
| Age (years) | 0.127 | |||||
| <60 | 1.06 (1.02, 1.10) 0.001 | 1.0 | 0.73 (0.49, 1.08) 0.116 | 1.04 (0.70, 1.54) 0.843 | 2.37 (1.55, 3.63) < 0.001 | |
| ≥60 | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 0.089 | 1.0 | 1.17 (0.81, 1.71) 0.401 | 1.41 (0.96, 2.07) 0.076 | 1.60 (1.09, 2.35) 0.016 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.299 | |||||
| No | 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) 0.007 | 1.0 | 0.96 (0.69, 1.34) 0.805 | 1.50 (1.06, 2.12) 0.022 | 2.17 (1.49, 3.16) < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) 0.065 | 1.0 | 0.70 (0.42, 1.15) 0.156 | 0.70 (0.43, 1.15) 0.158 | 1.23 (0.75, 2.01) 0.419 | |
| Fatty liver | 0.160 | |||||
| No | 1.03 (1.01, 1.06) 0.006 | 1.0 | 0.92 (0.68, 1.25) 0.604 | 1.25 (0.93, 1.70) 0.142 | 1.94 (1.41, 2.65) < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 1.08 (1.01, 1.16) 0.018 | 1.0 | 0.98 (0.51, 1.90) 0.957 | 1.08 (0.56, 2.07) 0.823 | 1.94 (0.99, 3.80) 0.051 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.215 | |||||
| <25 | 1.07 (1.02, 1.12) 0.002 | 1.0 | 0.90 (0.62, 1.30) 0.566 | 1.07 (0.73, 1.58) 0.716 | 2.42 (1.56, 3.75) < 0.001 | |
| ≥25 | 1.03 (0.98, 1.08) 0.221 | 1.0 | 0.79 (0.44, 1.41) 0.423 | 1.04 (0.55, 1.95) 0.909 | 1.19 (0.66, 2.15) 0.560 | |
| WBC (109/L) | 0.006 | |||||
| <10 | 1.11 (1.05, 1.18) 0.001 | 1.0 | 1.01 (0.64, 1.58) 0.974 | 1.62 (1.01, 2.58) 0.044 | 4.23 (2.41, 7.40) < 0.001 | |
| ≥10 | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 0.073 | 1.0 | 0.96 (0.67, 1.35) 0.799 | 1.07 (0.76, 1.50) 0.716 | 1.41 (1.01, 1.98) 0.047 | |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.168 | |||||
| <8 | 0.64 (0.30, 1.39) 0.259 | 1.0 | 0.37 (0.03, 4.71) 0.447 | 0.27 (0.04, 1.95) 0.196 | 0.00 (0.00, Inf) 0.995 | |
| ≥8 | 1.06 (1.03, 1.09) < 0.001 | 1.0 | 0.76 (0.56, 1.03) 0.079 | 1.19 (0.87, 1.62) 0.281 | 1.86 (1.34, 2.59) < 0.001 | |
| PCT (ng/mL) | ||||||
| <0.05 | 0.52 (0.16, 1.71) 0.281 | 1.0 | 0.33 (0.02, 6.65) 0.472 | 0.33 (0.03, 4.19) 0.395 | 0.00 (0.00, Inf) 0.997 | 0.200 |
| ≥0.05 | 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) < 0.001 | 1.0 | 0.85 (0.64, 1.13) 0.269 | 1.20 (0.90, 1.61) 0.215 | 1.87 (1.38, 2.53) < 0.001 | |
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Q quartile, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI body mass index, WBC white blood cells , CRPC-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin