Table 7.
Baseline characteristics, predisposing conditions, clinical and laboratory findings of infective endocarditis patients who died and survived
| Features | Survived | Death | Univariate P value | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| beta | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||||
| Age | 49.4 | 57.1 | 0.357 | - | - | - |
| Sex | M: 35, F: 20 | M: 12, F: 18 | 0.041 | - | - | 0.028 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 | 10 | 0.005 | 0.20 | (0.19-0.45) | 0.005 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 7 | 8 | 0.138 | - | - | - |
| Aortic regurgitation | 16 | 7 | 0.487 | - | - | - |
| Mitral regurgitation | 21 | 17 | 0.158 | - | - | - |
| Left sided endocarditis | 47 | 25 | 0.437 | - | - | - |
| Right sided endocarditis | 8 | 5 | 0.513 | - | - | - |
| Presence of prosthetic valve | 21 | 13 | 0.275 | - | - | - |
| Prothesis duration (years) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.157 | - | - | - |
| Cardiac surgery for IE | 34 | 10 | 0.016 | 0.20 | (0.34-0.65) | 0.023 |
| Haemoglobin, g/dl | 10.4 | 9.6 | 0.065 | - | - | - |
| White blood cell, nx103/l | 12.2 | 15.6 | 0.610 | - | - | - |
| Thrombocyte, n/l | 250.278 | 218.161 | 0.535 | - | - | - |
| Neutrophile/ lymphocyte ratio | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0.103 | - | - | - |
| RDW, % | 17.1 | 17.4 | 0.017 | 0.15 | (16.12-18.42) | 0.593 |
| MPV, fl | 8.7 | 8.8 | 0.711 | - | - | - |
| ESR, mm/h | 65.2 | 76.0 | 0.261 | - | - | - |
| CRP, mg/l | 100.9 | 118.3 | 0.431 | - | - | - |
| Albumin, g/dl | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.005 | 0.49 | (2.82-3.15) | <0.001 |
| Creatinine, mg/dl | 1.2 | 1.9 | <0.001 | 0.06 | (1.13-1.81) | 0.004 |
| ALT, U/l | 40.9 | 81.6 | 0.038 | 0.15 | (38.5-99.2) | 0.124 |
RDW: Red cell distribution width, MPV: Mean platelet volume, ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C reactive protein, ALT: Alanin amino transpherase.