Table 4.
Characteristic | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
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n | OR (95% CI) | p value | n | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Clinical parameters | ||||||
Bites from Viperidae or presenting clinical syndrome of Viperidae | 258 | 244 | ||||
Yes | 17.44 (6.01–50.57) | <0.001 | 9.65 (2.42–38.44) | 0.001 | ||
No | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Local swelling | 258 | |||||
Grades II–IV | 4.24 (2.45–7.31) | <0.001 | ||||
Grades 0-I | 1.00 (Reference) | |||||
Hypotension | 258 | |||||
Yes | 9.08 (4.26–19.38) | <0.001 | ||||
No | 1.00 (Reference) | |||||
Laboratory parameters | ||||||
WBC (cells/μL) | 258 | 244 | ||||
> 10 × 103 | 6.62 (3.41–12.83) | <0.001 | 3.55 (1.35–9.34) | 0.010 | ||
≤ 10 × 103 | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Overt DIC | 258 | 244 | ||||
Yes | 4.68 (2.76–7.95) | <0.001 | 2.23 (1.02–4.89) | 0.045 | ||
No | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Capillary leakage | 258 | |||||
Yes | 6.16 (2.31–16.46) | <0.001 | ||||
No | 1.00 (Reference) | |||||
Creatine kinase (IU/L) | 256 | 244 | ||||
> 500 | 10.14 (5.46–18.83) | <0.001 | 4.06 (1.71–9.63) | 0.001 | ||
≤ 500 | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Blood sugar (mg/dL) | 258 | |||||
≥ 150 | 2.29 (2.00–4.37) | 0.012 | ||||
< 150 | 1.00 (Reference) | |||||
Serum sodium (mmol/L) | 258 | 244 | ||||
< 135 mmol/L | 7.27 (4.13–12.82) | <0.001 | 4.37 (2.04–9.38) | <0.001 | ||
≥ 135 mmol/L | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Microscopic hematuria | 255 | 244 | ||||
Yes | 10.16 (5.02–20.57) | <0.001 | 3.60 (1.45–8.91) | 0.006 | ||
No | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | ||||
Management | ||||||
Site of management | 258 | |||||
Ward | 5.15 (2.48–10.68) | <0.001 | ||||
ICU | 1.00 (Reference) | |||||
Time from bite to receiving antivenom (hours) | 250 | 244 | ||||
≥ 2 | 2.20 (1.27–3.80) | 0.005 | 3.73 (1.48–9.37) | 0.005 | ||
< 2 | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation, ICU intensive care unit, OR odds ratio, WBC white blood cell