Table 4. Logistic regression analysis for factors that affect mortality.

	Univariate		Multivariate
Variable	Exp(B) (95% CI)	p value	Exp(B) (95% CI)	p value
Sex, male	2.95 (1.08–8.08)	0.035	1.55 (1.00–24.68)	0.756
Age	0.95 (0.90–1.00)	0.040	0.71 (0.47–1.08)	0.110
Albumin	0.35 (0.13–0.92)	0.032	112.6 (0.1–109347.3)	0.178
SOFA	1.50 (1.21–1.86)	0.000	3.02 (1.23–7.42)	0.016
APACHE II	1.10 (1.01–1.21)	0.035	0.69 (0.46–1.04)	0.078
Initial lactate	1.03 (1.00–1.05)	0.016	1.01 (0.97–1.05)	0.705
Follow-up lactate	1.03 (1.00–1.05)	0.020	1.02 (1.00–1.06)	0.222
Bicarbonate use	4.16 (1.50–11.52)	0.006	15.83 (1.00–251.47)	0.050
Ventilator use	3.55 (1.18–10.68)	0.024	0.91 (0.10–8.56)	0.934

SOFA, sepsis related organ failure assessment; APACHE II, acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation; Exp(B), exponentiation of the B coefficient, which is an odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.