Table 5. Adjusted odds ratios a for admission with sepsis of any severity stratified by age in age categories.
| 15–64 years | 65–84 years | 85+ years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases / Controls | Adjusted OR a | Cases / Controls | Adjusted OR a | Cases / Controls | Adjusted OR a | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 346/88,565 | 1.00 [Ref] | 419/22,346 | 1.00 [Ref] | 155/3,942 | 1.00 [Ref] |
| Male | 287/89,704 | 0.83 [0.71–0.97] | 396/19,135 | 1.05 [0.91–1.21] | 110/1,649 | 1.55 [1.20–2.01] |
| Immunosuppression | ||||||
| No | 528/176,663 | 1.00 [Ref] | 609/39,856 | 1.00 [Ref] | 222/5,259 | 1.00 [Ref] |
| Yes | 105/1,606 | 9.54 [7.54–12.07] | 206/1,625 | 4.71 [3.96–5.61] | 43/332 | 2.45 [1.72–3.50] |
| Alcoholism-related conditions | ||||||
| No | 534/173,720 | 1.00 [Ref] | 763/40,638 | 1.00 [Ref] | 258/5,551 | 1.00 [Ref] |
| Yes | 99/4,549 | 3.45 [2.72–4.37] | 52/843 | 1.91 [1.41–2.58] | 7/40 | 2.54 [1.10–5.90] |
| Number of concurrent comorbidities | ||||||
| 0 | 318/156,119 | 1.00 [Ref] | 162/25,124 | 1.00 [Ref] | 56/2,359 | 1.00 [Ref] |
| 1–2 | 195/18,924 | 3.96 [3.29–4.76] | 277/11,116 | 3.41 [2.80–4.16] | 91/1,843 | 2.01 [1.43–2.82] |
| >2 | 120/3,226 | 9.32 [7.33–11.86] | 376/5,241 | 8.12 [6.69–9.86] | 118/1,389 | 3.07 [2.20–4.27] |
aAdjusted for a history of alcoholism-related conditions, the sum of comorbidities: (Psychotic disorder, Neurological, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Cancer, Gastrointestinal, Renal) gender and immunosuppression.