Table 3.

Associations between predetermined parameters and the development of infection during the first 12 months of follow-up (n = 95)

		Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis†
	Infection* Yes/no	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Age < 75 years	7/15	1		1
Age ≥ 75 years	41/32	2·75 (1·00–7·53)	0·0498	3·90 (1·03–14·72)	0·0449
PS = 2	21/40	1		1
PS = 3	27/7	7·35 (2·74–19·67)	< 0·0001	9·98 (2·97–33·54)	0·0002
Alb ≥ 3·5 g/dl	32/41	1		1
Alb < 3·5 g/dl	16/6	3·42 (1·20–9·73)	0·0213	1·90 (0·52–6·97)	0·3331
CLU ≥ 50	15/29	1		1
CLU ≥ 30 to < 50	8/7	2·21 (0·67–7·27)	0·1919	2·09 (0·50–8·74)	0·3109
CLU ≥ 15 to < 30	10/6	3·22 (0·98–10·58)	0·0537	4·18 (1·00–17·39)	0·0494
CLU < 15	15/5	5·80 (1·77–19·04)	0·0037	5·85 (1·51–22·67)	0·0105

CI, confidence interval. Low CLU indicates low NK cell activity.

^*Number of cases who developed infection (yes) and who did not (no).

^†CLU, age, PS and serum Alb value were analysed by multivariate analysis.