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. 2014 Dec 16;2014:960575. doi: 10.1155/2014/960575

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of mortality in-hospital and following discharge.

Characteristics Hospital mortality Mortality following hospital discharge
Unadjusted SHR (95% CI) P value Unadjusted SHR (95% CI) P value
Female sex 0.93 (0.76–1.13) 0.462 1.01 (0.82–1.26) 0.898
Age ≥ 65 years 1.81 (1.49–2.19) <0.001 1.90 (1.53–2.35) <0.001
Race 0.163 0.001
 Chinese 1.00 1.00
 Malay 0.90 (0.71–1.14) 0.375 1.05 (0.82–1.35) 0.685
 Indian 0.67 (0.46–0.96) 0.030 0.71 (0.48–1.04) 0.080
 Others 0.88 (0.60–1.30) 0.503 0.21 (0.09–0.48) <0.001
Comorbidities 0.120 <0.001
 0-1 1.00 1.00
 2-3 1.11 (0.86–1.42) 0.428 2.40 (1.69–3.42) <0.001
 >3 1.28 (1.01–1.62) 0.044 3.94 (2.83–5.48) <0.001
Diagnosis
 Sepsis
  Pulmonary 1.11 (0.90–1.38) 0.335 0.76 (0.59–0.98) 0.037
  Others 1.20 (0.84–1.71) 0.315 0.46 (0.25–0.84) 0.011
 Organ-specific disease
  Hepatic 0.94 (0.65–1.36) 0.743 1.52 (1.05–2.20) 0.025
  Neurological 1.51 (1.06–2.13) 0.021 0.77 (0.48–1.25) 0.289
  Renal 0.56 (0.32–0.96) 0.036 2.32 (1.63–3.32) <0.001
  Cardiovascular 0.93 (0.57–1.51) 0.768 1.10 (0.67–1.78) 0.713
  Endocrine 0.21 (0.07–0.64) 0.006 0.57 (0.26–1.28) 0.176
  Pulmonary, airway 0.55 (0.35–0.86) 0.008 1.74 (1.27–2.40) 0.001
  Pulmonary, others* 0.69 (0.33–1.43) 0.315 1.67 (0.96–2.93) 0.072
 Malignancy <0.001 0.022
  Hematological 2.18 (1.60–2.98) <0.001 0.97 (0.57–1.65) 0.916
  Nonhematological 2.43 (1.68–3.53) <0.001 1.99 (1.22–3.24) 0.006
 Others 0.69 (0.49–0.97) 0.033 0.61 (0.41–0.89) 0.011
Investigations
 Hemoglobin, per g/dL 0.94 (0.91–0.97) <0.001 0.93 (0.90–0.96) <0.001
 Platelets, per/mm3 0.999 (0.998–0.9997) 0.011 1.001 (1.000–1.002) 0.007
 White blood cells, per/mm3 1.003 (0.999–1.007) 0.104 1.001 (0.996–1.006) 0.773
 BUN, per mmol/L 1.006 (0.999–1.014) 0.103 1.010 (1.002–1.018) 0.016
 Creatinine, per µmol/L 0.9999 (0.9997–1.0003) 0.922 1.0003 (0.9999–1.0007) 0.062
MPM II score, per point 1.03 (1.02-1.03) <0.001 1.005 (1.001–1.010) 0.009
Treatment
 Mechanical ventilation 4.66 (3.51–6.19) <0.001 0.71 (0.57–0.88) 0.002
 Noninvasive ventilation 0.75 (0.61–0.91) 0.004 1.62 (1.31–2.01) <0.001
 Vasopressor 4.04 (3.23–5.04) <0.001 0.58 (0.46–0.72) <0.001
 Packed cell transfusion 1.91 (1.57–2.31) <0.001 0.98 (0.77–1.24) 0.848
 Renal replacement therapy <0.001 <0.001
  Preexisting 2.78 (2.20–3.53) <0.001 0.54 (0.34–0.86) 0.010
  New cases 1.29 (0.95–1.77) 0.107 1.58 (1.16–2.15) 0.004
 CPR prior to admission 4.00 (2.94–5.44) <0.001 0.98 (0.60–1.60) 0.926

SHR: subdistribution hazard ratio; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CI: confidence interval; CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; MPM: mortality prediction model; *Refers specifically to obstructive sleep apnea and restrictive lung diseases.