Table 2.
Adjusted odds ratios for mortality after sepsis by time period
| Time period | Adjusted* OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis v not in hospital | Sepsis v infection | Sepsis v sterile inflammation | |
| Early mortality: | |||
| 0-30 days | 47.2† (20.7 to 107.5) | 4.8† (3.5 to 6.7) | 6.6† (3.6 to 8.4) |
| Late mortality‡: | |||
| 31 days-2 years | 3.5† (2.7 to 4.5) | 1.6† (1.3 to 2.1) | 2.3† (1.7 to 2.1) |
| Late mortality, by discrete time interval‡: | |||
| 31-90 days | 9.8† (5.1 to 18.7) | 2.5† (1.7 to 3.7) | 3.6† (2.2 to 6.0) |
| 91-180 days | 4.0† (2.4 to 6.9) | 1.8† (1.2 to 2.8) | 2.0† (1.1 to 3.4) |
| 181 days-1 year | 3.2† (2.0 to 5.2) | 1.6† (1.1 to 2.5) | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.9) |
| >1-2 years | 1.6† (1.1 to 2.4) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) |
*Adjusted for age, sex, and propensity for sepsis. All patients included in regression also matched by sepsis propensity, which included age, race, ethnicity, sex, partnership, wealth, use of food stamps, Charlson comorbidity index, I/ADL limitations, self rating of health, BMI, admission to hospital in previous year, sepsis in previous year, and residence in nursing home.
†Significant at P<0.05.
‡To be included in models for late mortality, patients had to be alive at start of time period.