Table 4.

Numerical contributions of categories of predictors to development of sepsis

	Predictor	Percentage contribution of predictor (%)	Categories of predictor	Numerical contribution
1	Jaundice on admission	6.4	Yes	3.1
			No	0.0
2	Anion gap on admission	18.9	< − 30	0.0
			> − 30.0 to − 20.2	1.0
			> − 20.2 to − 10.4	2.0
			> − 10.4 to − 0.7	3.0
			> 0.7–9.1	4.1
			> 9.1–18.9	5.1
			> 18.9–28.7	6.1
			> 28.7–38.4	7.1
			> 38.4–48.2	8.1
			> 48.2–58	9.1
3	Percentage parasitaemia on admission	20.8	0	0
			0–7.1	1.0
			7.1–14.2	2.0
			14.2–21.3	3.0
			21.3–28.4	4.0
			28.4–35.6	5.0
			35.6–42.7	6.0
			42.6–49.8	7.0
			49.8–56.9	8.0
			56.9–64.0	9.0
			64.0–71.2	10.0
3	Sex	9.3	Male	0.0
			Female	4.5
4	Coma on admission	7.7	Yes	3.7
			No	0.0
4	Shock on admission	11.8	Yes	5.7
			No	0.0
5	Respiratory distress on admission	12.0	Yes	5.8
			No	0.0
6	Blood urea nitrogen levels on admission (mg/dl)	13.1	0.00–3.00	0.1
			> 3.00–30.4	1.4
			> 30.4–57.8	2.6
			> 57.8–85.2	3.8
			> 85.2–112.6	5.0
			> 112.6–140.0	6.3
7	Total possible score	100.0	–	48.2