Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of the 1638 patients included in the study due to their discharge diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection with age and initial (admission) results of inflammatory parameters as death risk factors.

	OR	95% CI	p
Association with mortality in univariate logistic regression analysis
Age	1.061	1.041–1.082	< 0.001
CRP	1.006	1.005–1.008	< 0.001
creatinine	1.007	1.005–1.009	< 0.001
Leukocytes	1.057	1.040–1.074	< 0.001
Association with mortality in multivariate logistic regression analysis
Age	1.053	1.032- 1.075	< 0.001
CRP	1.005	1.003–1.007	< 0.001
creatinine	1.004	1.001–1.006	< 0.001
Leukocytes	1.029	1.014–1.044	< 0.001

CRP C-reactive protein, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, p probability value.

All the quantitative variables that were analyzed turned out to be independent death predictors.