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. 2017 Oct 6;4(4):ofx216. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx216

Table 3.

Risk Factors for 28-Day In-Hospital Mortality

Survivor Nonsurvivor P a aOR 95% CI P b
n 311 55
Age, median (IQR) 62 (49–74) 63 (53–74) .85
Female 161 (52) 28 (51) 1.0
Race .31
White 173 (56) 25 (45)
Black 114 (37) 26 (47)
Other 24 (8) 4 (7)
Charlson comorbidity index ≥3 160 (51) 31 (56) .56
Diabetes mellitus 128 (41) 24 (44) .77
Cardiac diseasec 120 (39) 24 (44) .54
Source <.0001 .001
Blood (ref.) 66 (21) 26 (47) - -
Urine 105 (34) 4 (7) 0.16 0.05–0.51
Respiratory 66 (21) 14 (25) 0.27 0.12–0.65
Other 74 (24) 11 (20) 0.39 0.16–0.92
Origin .001
Home (ref.) 122 (39) 15 (27) - -
Skilled nursing facility 125 (40) 12 (22) 0.63 0.26–1.48
Hospital transfer 49 (16) 15 (27) 1.93 0.81–4.66
Long-term acute care hospital 15 (5) 13 (24) 4.53 1.60–12.97
Critical illnessd 107 (34) 40 (73) <.0001 4.28 2.15–8.93 <.0001
RRT 49 (16) 22 (40) <.001 2.27 1.09–4.68 .03

All data expressed as n (% of survivors and nonsurvivors, respectively), unless otherwise indicated.

Abbbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; RRT, renal replacement therapy.

a P value for univariable relationship with 28-day in-hospital mortality.

b P value for multivariable relationship with 28-day in-hospital mortality.

cCardiac disease defined as the presence of coronary artery disease and/or congestive heart failure.

dCritical illness defined as Pitt bacteremia score ≥4 at the time of index culture.