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. 2014 Aug 12;9(8):e104897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104897

Table 4. Determinants of hospital mortality.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value
Age 1.03 (1–1.06) 0.03
ILD not diagnosed previously 0.43 (0.18–1.06) 0.07
ECOG Performance status ≥2 2.01 (0.81–4.99) 0.13
Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension 5.45 (2.04–14.59) <0.001 4.55 (1.20–17.33) p≤0.04
CT findings
CT micronodules 0.13 (0.02–1.12) 0.06
CT traction bronchiectasis/honeycombing 5.82 (1.95–17.32) 0.001 7.68 (1.78–33.22) p≤0.01
Respiratory SOFA subscore 1.96 (1.19–3.21) 0.007
SOFA score 1.19 (1.05–1.35) 0.006
Shock 6.70 (2.49–18.08) <0.001
Acute kidney injury 5.23 (2–13.69) <0.001 10.60 (2.25–49.97) p≤0.01
ILD aetiology
Connective tissue disease 1 (ref)
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (acute ILD) 0.71(0.18–2.84) 0.63
Acute exacerbation of chronic idiopathic ILD 4.17 (1.13–15.33) 0.03
Toxic 3.33 (1.01–10.97) 0.05
Ventilatory support
High flow oxygen 1 (ref)
Non-invasive ventilation alone 4.75 (0.72–31.40) 0.11
Non-invasive ventilation followed by intubation 17.4 (2.98–101.60) <0.01
First line invasive mechanical ventilation 10.1 (2.02–50.40) <0.01
High dose corticosteroid response
No high dose therapy 1 (ref)
High dose therapy with no response 34.36 (1.53–774) <0.01
High dose therapy with response 0.11 (0.02–0.55) <0.01

Abbreviations : OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; ILD, interstitial lung disease; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (the performance score can range from 0 [fully active] to 5 [dead]); CT, computed tomography of the chest; SOFA, Sequential Organ Function Assessment score.