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. 2013 Jul 24;8(7):e70806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070806

Table 3. Selection of variables significantly associated with hospital mortality using logistic regression, within each of the four components of PIRO.

Variables Total, n(%) Non-survivors, n (%) Regression coefficients Adjusted OR CI95% p- value
Predisposition
Age
≤60 years 388 (38) 18 (5) 1.0
61–80 years 387 (37) 63 (16) 0.7 2.0 1.5–2.7 <0.001
>80 years 260 (25) 57 (22) 1.4 4.0 2.2–7.3 <0.001
Male sex, n (%) 506 (49) 79 (16) 0.6 1.8 1.2–2.6 0.005
Previous antibiotic therapy, n (%) 367 (36) 67 (18) 0.7 1.9 1.3–2.9 0.001
Chronic hepatic disease, n (%) 22 (2) 8 (36) 1.9 7.0 2.5–19.0 <0.001
Chronic haematologic disease, n (%) 60 (6) 17 (28) 1.5 4.3 2.2–8.5 <0.001
Cancer, n (%) 45 (4) 18 (40) 1.7 5.6 2.8–11.1 <0.001
Atherosclerosis, n (%) 242 (23) 54 (22) 0.5 1.6 1.0–2.4 0.050
Karnovsky index<70, n (%) 319 (31) 81 (25) 0.9 2.4 1.6–3.8 <0.001
Infection
Community-acquired, n (%) 493 (48) 47 (10) 1.0
Healthcare-associated, n (%) 225 (22) 32 (14) 0.5 1.6 1.0–2.5 0.064
Hospital-acquired, n (%) 316 (30) 59 (19) 0.8 2.2 1.4–3.3 <0.001
Response
Temperature
No alteration, n(%) 461 (45) 57 (12) 1.0
Fever, n (%) 336 (33) 35 (10) −0.4 0.7 0.4–1.1
Hypothermia, n (%) 238 (22) 46 (19) 0.3 1.4 0.9–2.1
Tachypneia, n (%) 457 (44) 83 (18) 0.4 1.5 1.0–2.3 0.049
Hyperglycemia, n (%) 159 (15) 38 (24) 0.6 1.7 1.1–2.8 0.016
Severity of infection
Infection or sepsis, n (%) 645 (62) 50 (8) 1.0
Severe sepsis, n (%) 296 (29) 46 (15) 0.7 1.9 1.2–3.0 0.005
Septic shock, n (%) 94 (9) 42 (45) 2.0 7.4 4.4–12.6 <0.001
Organ dysfunction
Hypotension, n (%) 175 (17) 63 (36) 1.6 4.6 3.1–7.1 <0.001
SOFA>0 691 (67) 118 (17) 0.7 2.0 1.2–3.4 0.009

SOFA – Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment, OR – odds ratio, CI – confidence interval.