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. 2014 Dec 16;14:203. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-203

Table 3.

Multivariable predictors of 30-day in-hospital mortality in each scoring system

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
A-DROP amodel Model 0 Model 1 Model 2
Number of predictors 5 5 5 8
Age ≥65 y 3.35 (2.15-2.97)
Age ≥70 y (male) or Age ≥ 75 y (female) 2.52 (2.15-2.97)
Age ≥80 y 2.00 (1.79-2.23) 2.43 (2.17-2.73)
BUN ≥7.5 mmol/L or Dehydration 2.59 (2.32-2.88) 2.61 (2.32-2.88) 2.59 (2.32-2.88) 2.15 (1.93-2.41)
SpO2 ≤ 90% 4.29 (3.84-4.79) 4.28 (3.83-4.79) 4.36 (3.90-4.87) 3.47 (3.09-3.89)
Orientation disturbance 2.70 (2.42-3.00) 2.77 (2.49-3.08) 2.62 (2.35-2.91) 2.46 (2.20-2.75)
Systolic BP ≤90 mmHg 4.12 (3.62-4.69) 4.08 (3.58-4.64) 4.18 (3.67-4.76) 3.23 (2.82-3.70)
CRP 200 mg/L or extent of consolidation on chest X-ray ≥2/3 of one lung 2.41 (2.16-2.69)
Mechanical ventilator or Vasopressor 4.18 (3.56-4.92)
Cancer 2.07 (1.81-2.38)
c-statistic 0.853 (0.845-0.861) 0.852 (0.844-0.860) 0.854 (0.846-0.862) 0.874 (0.867‒0.882)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; SpO2, pulse oximetry saturation; BP, blood pressure; CRP, C-reactive protein.

aA-DROP: A, Age ≥70 y (male), ≥75 y (female); D, BUN ≥7.5 mmol/L; R, SPO2 < 90%; O, Orientation disturbance; P, Systolic BP <90 mmHg.