Table 5. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of independent predictors of hospital mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.

Risk factor	OR (95% CI)		P value
	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate
APACHE II	1.113(1.083–1.144)	1.068(1.027–1.109)	<0.001	0.001
ARDS	3.173(2.129–4.730)	2.676(1.691–4.235)	<0.001	<0.001
Bloodstream infection	2.848(1.443–5.624)	2.520(1.142–5.564)	0.002	0.022
Cancer	2.283(1.295–4.024)	2.246(1.141–4.420)	0.004	0.019

APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS, Acute respiratory distress syndrome; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.