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. 2018 May 29;18:242. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3156-z

Table 3.

Impact of precise co-morbidities on 28-day mortality

Co-morbidity Odds ratio 95% confidence intervals p-value
Patients with acute pyelonephritis
 Chronic heart failure 2.54 1.82–3.55 < 0.0001
 Chronic renal disease 1.71 1.13–2.60 0.011
 Non-metastatic solid tumor malignancy 2.13 1.44–3.17 < 0.0001
 Corticosteroid intake 2.05 1.09–3.84 0.024
 Stroke 2.97 2.12–4.17 < 0.0001
 Dementia 2.18 1.51–3.15 < 0.0001
Patients with community-acquired pneumonia
 Coronary heart disease 1.87 1.30–2.69 0.001
 Dementia 2.20 1.53–3.17 < 0.0001
Patients with intraabdominal infections
 Type 2 diabetes mellitus 1.84 1.16–2.93 0.010
 Chronic renal disease 2.67 1.12–6.35 0.026
 Non-metastatic solid tumor malignancy 3.03 1.79–5.13 < 0.0001
 Atrial fibrillation 2.23 1.11–4.48 0.024
 Dementia 3.69 1.87–7.25 < 0.0001
 Liver cirrhosis 4.59 1.20–17.51 0.025
Patients with primary bacteremia
 Dementia 3.87 1.65–9.12 0.002

Only variables remaining significant after the final step of logistic forward conditional regression analysis are included