Table 5.

Multivariable logistic regression of the association of heart failure and hospital mortality

Hospital mortality (reference: no)
Variables	OR (95% CI)	P values
CHF
Positive	2.45 (1.22 to 4.88)	0.01
Diagnosis
Severe sepsis/septic shock	4.45 (2.21 to 8.98)	<0.0001
Bacteraemia
Yes	0.29 (0.14 to 0.61)	0.001
Gender
Male	2.01 (0.98 to 4.13)	0.06

Variables included in the model were:

Age; gender (reference: female); CHF; Diagnosis (reference: sepsis); HTN (reference: no); DM (reference: no); DL (reference: no); CAD (reference: no); COPD (reference: no); smoker (reference: no); CKD on HD (reference: no); atrial fibrillation (reference: no); bacteraemia (reference: no); lactate; bicarbonate; BUN; creatinine.

BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HD, haemodialysis; HTN, hypertension.