Table 3.

Prediction of Long‐term Mortality on Multivariable Cox Regression Analysis^a

Variable	Coefficient B	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	P
Surgical treatment	1.4	3.9 (0.9‐16.7)	0.06
Female gender	0.7	2.0 (0.8‐4.7)	0.12
Blood cultures positive for Staphylococcus aureus	0.6	1.8 (0.9‐3.7)	0.09
Age	0.3	1.03 (1.00‐1.07)	0.08
Diabetes	0.4	1.4 (0.7‐2.9)	0.34
Affection of mitral valve	0.9	2.6 (0.9‐7.5)	0.09

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.

^aAll variables presenting with a P value <0.10 on univariable analysis are displayed.