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. 2006 Nov;50(11):3763–3769. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00480-05

TABLE 5.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of factors affecting the probability of clinical cure/improvement by combination therapy (n = 95)

Variablea Coefficient SE P value Odds ratio
Estimate 95% CIb
WT −0.016 0.021 0.45 0.99 0.95-1.03
Age 0.002 0.013 0.89 1.00 0.98-1.03
Sex 0.317 0.575 0.58 1.37 0.44-4.24
CLCR 0.002 0.004 0.56 1.00 1.00-1.01
Pneumonia 0.926 0.540 0.087 2.52 0.88-7.28
Sepsis −1.515 0.633 0.017 0.22 0.06-0.76
Antifungal −0.565 0.657 0.39 0.57 0.16-2.06
Cmaxc −0.388 0.700 0.58 0.68 0.17-2.67
Cminc −0.175 0.298 0.56 0.84 0.47-1.51
AUC0-24c 0.007 0.499 0.99 1.01 0.38-2.68
AUCcumc 0.194 0.403 0.63 1.21 0.55-2.68
First-Cmaxc −0.483 0.554 0.38 0.62 0.21-1.83
MICc,d −0.304 0.337 0.37 0.74 0.38-1.43
Cmax/MICc,d 0.269 0.331 0.42 1.31 0.68-2.51
AUC0-24/MICc,d 0.344 0.309 0.27 1.41 0.77-2.59
First-Cmax/MICc,d 0.159 0.299 0.59 1.17 0.65-2.11
Cmax/MIC > 25d,e 2.18 0.02 8.86 1.32-∞
AUC0-24/MIC > 186d,e 2.18 0.02 8.86 1.32-∞
a

Abbreviations are described in footnotes a of Tables 2 and 3.

b

95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

c

These values were transformed (natural logarithmic transformation).

d

Analysis was conducted for 57 patients whose MIC was measured.

e

Variable was categorized by the breakpoint, and exact logistic analysis was used.