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. 2019 Jun 11;12:1513–1527. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S200378

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate linear correlation analysis on the most frequent bacteria and disease, age, gender, and survival patients

Linear correlation analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Parameters R (p-value) Rpartial; p-value
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =1.0
Survival patients/PHC −0.45 (<0.0001) * Rpartial= −0.99; p-value <0.0001 *
Survival patients/CCA −0.22 (0.0062) * Rpartial = −0.98; p-value <0.0001 *
Survival patients/ACA 0.33 (<0.0001) * Rpartial = −0.90; p-value <0.0001 *
Survival patients/GBC −0.55 (<0.0001) * Rpartial = −0.98; p-value <0.0001 *
Survival patients/CHL 0.43 (<0.0001) * Rpartial = −0.24; p-value =0.0040 *
Survival patients/E. coli −0.21 (0.0088) * Rpartial = 0.04; p-value =0.68
Survival patients/K. pneumoniae 0.16 (0.0495) * Rpartial = 0.05; p-value =0.58
Survival patients/Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0.23 (0.0038) * Rpartial = −0.07; p-value =0.45
Survival patients/Meropenem −0.20 (0.0157) * Rpartial = 0.05; p-value =0.59
Survival patients/Imipenem 0.08 (0.31) Rpartial = −0.02; p-value =0.84
Survival patients/Ertapenem −0.13 (0.11) Rpartial = −0.08; p-value =0.38
Survival patients/Age −0.10 (0.20) Rpartial = −0.16; p-value =0.06
Survival patients/Gender −0.09 (0.25) Rpartial = −0.11; p-value =0.10
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.63
PHC/E. coli 0.52 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.29; p-value =0.0003 *
PHC/K. pneumoniae −0.46 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.27; p-value =0.0008 *
PHC/Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0.13 (0.12) Rpartial =0.058; p-value =0.48
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.59
CCA/E. coli −0.35 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.42; p-value <0.0001 *
CCA/K. pneumoniae 0.42 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.09; p-value =0.26
CCA/Pseudomonas aeruginosa −0.36 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.43; p-value <0.0001 *
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.16
GBC/E. coli −0.12 (0.16) Rpartial =0.01; p-value =0.93
GBC/K. pneumoniae 0.13 (0.11) Rpartial =0.12; p-value =0.16
GBC/Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0.03 (0.70) Rpartial =0.08; p-value =0.32
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.16
ACA/E. coli −0.08 (0.31) Rpartial =0.06; p-value =0.44
ACA/K. pneumoniae 0.25 (0.0017) * Rpartial =0.20; p-value =0.0131 *
ACA/Pseudomonas aeruginosa −0.12 (0.15) Rpartial =0.04; p-value =0.65
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.52
CHL/E. coli −0.21 (0.0099) * Rpartial =−0.22; p-value =0.0083 *
CHL/K. pneumoniae 0.43 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.06; p-value =0.45
CHL/Pseudomonas aeruginosa −0.40 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.33; p-value <0.0001 *
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.59
E coli/Meropenem 0.36 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.32; p-value =0.0001 *
E coli/Imipenem 0.51 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.49; p-value <0.0001 *
E coli/Ertapenem 0.15 (0.06) Rpartial = −0.30; p-value =0.0002 *
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.76
K. pneumoniae/Meropenem −0.24 (0.0027) * Rpartial =0.10; p-value =0.24
K. pneumoniae/Imipenem −0.75 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =−0.72; p-value <0.0001 *
K. pneumoniae/Ertapenem −0.33 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.02; p-value =0.65
Multiple linear correlation coefficient =0.56
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Meropenem 0.029 (0.72) Rpartial =−0.35; p-value <0.0001 *
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Imipenem 0.45 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.40; p-value <0.0001 *
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Ertapenem 0.35 (<0.0001) * Rpartial =0.33; p-value <0.0001 *

Notes: *significant test; R = Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient; Rpartial= the partial correlation coefficient is the coefficient of correlation of the variable with the dependent variable, adjusted for the effect of the other variables in the mode

Abbreviations: CCA, cholangiocarcinoma; PHC, carcinoma of the head of the pancreas; ACA, ampullary carcinoma; GBC, gallbladder carcinoma; CHL, cholelithiasis.