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. 2017 Jan-Mar;29(1):63–69. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20170010

Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of factors associated with hospital mortality

Characteristics Died in the hospital
(with the characteristics)		 Died in the hospital
(without the characteristics)		 p value
Age > 50 years 46/108     43 18/109     16 0.000
SAPS II > 35 43/118     36 21/99        21 0.017
Comorbidities      
    CKD 4/11         36 60/206     29 0.7
    EPOC 20/47       43 44/170     26 0.031
    Cardiopathy 23/50       46 41/167     25 0.005
    Cancer 4/6           67 60/211     28 0.06
    HIV 2/6           33 62/211     29 1
MV 51/166      31 13/51       25 0.5
Vasopressors 27/92       29 37/121      31 0.8
Hemodialysis 7/14         50 57/198     29 0.13
Tracheostomy 25/59       42 39/154     25 0.019
Weekend discharge 45/79       57 19/138     14 0.000

SAPS II - Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; CKD - chronic kidney disease; COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HIV - human immunodeficiency virus; MV - mechanical ventilation. The results are expressed as specific value, total and percentage.