Table 4.

Multiple stepwise logistic regression analysis of predictors for in-hospital mortality.

Variables	OR	95% CI	p value
Age	1.06	1.03–1.09	<0.0001
Congestive heart failurea	4.58	1.52–13.85	0.007
Ratio N to L	1.04	1.01–1.06	0.002

Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence intervals; N: neutrophil; L: lymphocyte.

^aDefined as advanced congestive heart failure (≥New York Heart Association Functional Class III).