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. 2017 Oct;9(10):3979–3995. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.20

Table 6. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for ARDS development in severe pneumonia.

Characteristics Univariate logistic regression Multivariate logistic regression
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Disease severity
   Marshall 0.877 (0.693–1.108) 0.271
   SOFA 0.873 (0.723–1.054) 0.157
   LIS 3.278 (1.501–7.156) 0.003
Comorbidities (%)
   Cardiovascular diseases 0.565 (0.213–1.502) 0.253
   Gastrointestinal diseases 0.181 (0.048–0.684) 0.012 0.095 (0.007–1.349) 0.082
Clinical characteristics
   Disease duration (days) 0.901 (0.722–1.126) 0.359
   Lower extremities edema (%) 0.451 (0.154–1.320) 0.146
   Body temperature (°C) 1.906 (1.157–3.142) 0.011 1.607 (0.755–3.421) 0.219
   SpO2 (%) 0.888 (0.803–0.981) 0.020
Laboratory analysis
   PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) 0.991 (0.983–0.999) 0.023 1.000 (0.985–1.014) 0.949
   BUN (mmol/L) 0.914 (0.836–0.998) 0.046 0.930 (0.797–1.085) 0.356
   FiB (g/L) 1.357 (1.042–1.769) 0.024 1.893 (1.141–3.142) 0.014
   Myoglobin (ng/mL) 0.997 (0.994–1.001) 0.101
   CRP (ng/L) 1.002 (0.998–1.006) 0.317
Treatment strategies
   Invasive MV (%) 2.316 (0.585–9.160) 0.231
   PEEP (cmH2O) 1.461 (1.176–1.816) 0.001 1.651 (1.218–2.237) 0.001
   FiO2 (invasive, %) 1.030 (1.005–1.056) 0.020
   EPAP (cmH2O) 3.889 (0.574–26.361) 0.164
   Midazolam (mg/d) 1.006 (0.997–1.016) 0.200
   Muscle relaxants (%) 6.714 (1.250–36.061) 0.026 0.483 (0.046–5.104) 0.483
Outcomes
   Delirium (%) 0.410 (0.081–2.087) 0.283

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CI, confidence interval; CRP, C-reactive protein; EPAP, expiratory positive airway pressure; FiB, fibrinogen; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; LIS, lung injury score; MV, mechanical ventilation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; OR, odds ratio; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; SpO2, oxygen saturation of pulse oximetry.