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. 2013 Mar 18;17(2):R50. doi: 10.1186/cc12570

Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis with ICU mortality as the dependent variable in patients with severe sepsis

Univariate Multivariatea

OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age (per year) 1.03 (1.02 to 1.05) < 0.001 1.03 (1 to 1.059) 0.016
Sex (female) 2.01 (1.20 to 3.37) 0.008 2.23 (1.17 to 4.24) 0.014
Comorbidities
 Diabetes mellitus 0.79 (0.43 to 1.45) 0.465
 Renal failure (with dialysis) 0.21 (0.07 to 0.64) 0.006 2.9 (0.68 to 12.45) 0.151
 Renal failure (without dialysis) 1.05 (0.52 to 2.15) 0.887
 Heart failure (NYHA III to IV) 0.96 (0.42 to 2.19) 0.929
 COPD 0.50 (0.19 to 1.28) 0.147 1.75 80.58 to 5.32) 0.319
SAPS II (per point) 1.04 (1.03 to 1.06) < 0.001 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05) 0.002
Type of admission
 Elective surgery R NA R NA
 Emergency surgery 1.56 (0.64 to 3.84) 0.330 1.09 (0.38 to 3.5) 0.891
 Medical admission 2.28 (0.95 to 5.43) 0.064 1.7 (0.5 to 5.76) 0.392
Initial SOFA subscores
 SOFA respiratory 1.53 (1.21 to 1.92) < 0.001 1.65 (1.24 to 2.2) 0.001
 SOFA hepatologic 1.18 (0.96 to 1.45) 0.110 1.25 (0.94 to 1.66) 0.126
 SOFA hematologic 1.32 (1.08 to 1.60) 0.006 1.28 (0.99 to 1.65) 0.059
 SOFA renal 1.29 (1.07 to 1.54) 0.006 0.92 (0.71 to 1.19) 0.535
 SOFA neurologic 1.097 (0.94 to 1.29) 0.257
 SOFA cardiovascular 1.272 (1.09 to 1.49) 0.003 1.24 (1.02 to 1.51) 0.034
Referring facility
 Other hospital R NA R NA
 Surgical ward 0.2 (0.09 to 0.45) < 0.001 5.17 (1.2 to 22.29) 0.027
 Emergency department 0.93 (0.28 to 3.1) 0.913 3.53 (1.52 to 8.21) 0.003
 Medical ward 0.52 (0.26 to 1.05) 0.068 1.43 (0.52 to 3.93) 0.492
 Other ICU 0.31 (0.15 to 0.63) 0.001 4.87 (1.85 to 12.85) 0.001
Source of infection
 Pulmonary 0.926 (0.586 to 1.465) 0.743
 Abdominal 0.542 (0.338 to 0.871) 0.011 2.51 (1.15 to 5.44) 0.02
 Renal 1.697 (0.640 to 4.501) 0.288
 Central nervous system 0.833 (0.219 to 3.164) 0.789
 Bone 3.185 (0.328 to 30.965) 0.318
 Soft tissue 1.208 (0.427 to 3.417) 0.722

Logistic regression analysis with ICU mortality as the dependent variable in patients with severe sepsis (n = 305). CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NA, not applicable; NYHA, New York Heart Association classification; OR, odds ratio; R, reference category; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. aHosmer and Lemeshow χ2 = 10.543 (P = 0.229). Nagelkerke pseudo-R2 = 0.39.