Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analysis for ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with mechanical ventilation (n = 263)
| Characteristics |
Univariate |
Multivariate |
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| NAV (n = 32) | No-NAV (n = 231) | P value | OR | P value | |
| Female | 16 (50) | 121 (52.4) | 0.8 | - | |
| Male | 16 (50) | 110 (47.6) | |||
| Age < 60 yr | 21 (65.6) | 134 (58) | 0.411 | - | |
| Age ≥ 60 yr | 11 (34.4) | 97 (42) | |||
| Solid tumor | 12 (37.5) | 76 (32.9) | 0.605 | - | |
| Hematologic malignancy | 20 (62.5) | 155 (67.1) | |||
| Recent diagnosis, complete or partial remission | 14 (43.8) | 125 (54.1) | 0.271 | 1 | 0.541 |
| Progression or relapse | 18 (56.2) | 106 (45.9) | 1.3 (0.55 - 3.03) | ||
| Non-recent chemotherapy | 16 (50) | 148 (64.1) | 0.123 | 1 | 0.727 |
| Recent chemotherapy | 16 (50) | 83 (35.9) | 1.16 (0.49-2.76) | ||
| SOFA at ICU admission | 8.71 ± 2.79 | 8.26 ± 3.42 | 0.477 | - | |
| Days of hospitalization length1 | 32 (22, 57) | 21 (14, 32) | 0.0001 | 1 | 0.301 |
| 1 (0.99- 1.01) | |||||
| Days of ICU length1 | 18 (9, 27) | 8 (5, 12) | < 0.0001 | 1 | < 0.0001 |
| 1.11 (1.06-1.17) | |||||
| Alive | 10 (31.2) | 122 (52.8) | 0.02 | 1 | 0.125 |
| Death | 22 (68.8) | 109 (47.2) | 2.04 (0.82-5.12) | ||
1
Median (Interquartile range). ICU: Intensive care unit.