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. 2012 Mar 14;18(10):1110–1116. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1110

Table 5.

Summary of multivariate logistic regression analysis of mortality of pyogenic liver abscess

Variable1 Wald estimate2 β coefficient (B) OR3 (95% CI) P value
Hepatic malignancy 51.5 3.7 40.45 (14.76-111.65) 0.00
Hypoalbuminemia 15.2 0.2 1.22 (1.14-1.38) 0.00
DIC 5.2 1.2 3.32 (1.19-9.69) < 0.05
Acute coronary syndrome 4.3 1.5 4.48 (1.08-17.80) 0.02
Impaired renal function 0.1 0 1.00 (0.82-1.12) 0.76
Total bilirubin 0.3 0 1.00 (0.71-1.51) 0.48
Septic shock 0.9 0.03 1.03 (0.82-2.67) 0.39
Surgical intervention 0.11 0.13 1.14 (0.71-3.90) 0.74
1

Variables were entered into the model by stepwise forwards method; only those clinically interested were listed;

2

Wald estimate corresponds to the importance of the variable in the model;

3

Odds ratio (OR): calculated by Exp (B). DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation.