TABLE 2.

Logistical regression analysis of predictors of outcome measures

Outcome measure	Predictor	OR (95% CI)a	P
All cause mortality	Illness severity index	2.78 (1.94-3.99)	<0.001
	SCCmec type II	3.73 (1.81-7.66)	0.009
	Hemodialysis	7.24 (1.90-27.63)	0.004
	Age	1.04 (1.01-1.07)	0.004
	Metastatic infection	4.21 (1.16-15.34)	0.029
	Endocarditis	10.71 (1.33-86.56)	0.026
Attributable mortality	Illness severity index	1.77 (1.17-2.67)	0.007
	Metastatic infection	7.89 (2.11-29.49)	0.002
	SCCmec type II	4.97 (1.28-19.25)	0.020
Metastatic infection	Endocarditis	30.82 (5.70-166.73)	<0.001
	SCCmec type IVa	3.52 (1.50-8.23)	0.004
	Hemodialysis	2.71 (1.19-6.18)	0.018
Persistence (≥7 days)	Metastatic infection	11.35 (4.24-31.43)	<0.001
	Diabetes	3.64 (1.45-9.155	0.006
	MRSA	4.16 (1.47-11.76)	0.007
	Prosthesis	3.22 (1.30-8.00)	0.012

^aOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.