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. 2021 Mar;10(3):657–665. doi: 10.21037/tp-21-47

Table 2. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors associated with pediatric severe sepsis.

Variables Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% Cl) P value OR (95% Cl) P value
Age 1.008 (1.003, 1.014) 0.004 0.994 (0.974, 1.014) 0.552
Male 1.176 (0.599, 2.309) 0.637 0.716 (0.261, 1.967) 0.517
Weight 1.032 (1.007, 1.058) 0.012 1.035 (0.950, 1.128) 0.43
Respiratory system 1.204 (0.52, 2.788) 0.665 0.860 (0.157, 4.715) 0.862
Gastrointestinal system 0.576 (0.284, 1.166) 0.125 0.612 (0.129, 2.903) 0.536
Central nervous system 0.765 (0.159, 3.674) 0.738 0.449 (0.036, 5.607) 0.534
Blood stream 0.866 (0.177, 4.232) 0.859 2.672 (0.107, 66.699) 0.549
Multiple infection 4.50 (1.906, 10.623) 0.001 8.084 (1.559, 41.927) 0.013
White blood cell 1.049 (0.997, 1.104) 0.063 1.064 (0.882, 1.283) 0.515
Neutrophil 1.044 (0.989, 1.103) 0.119 0.959 (0.775, 1.186) 0.699
Lymphocyte 0.998 (0.978, 1.018) 0.861 0.967 (0.897, 1.043) 0.386
Monocyte 1.034 (0.975, 1.096) 0.265 0.881 (0.674, 1.153) 0.357
Platelet 0.999 (0.996, 1.001) 0.222 1.001 (0.997, 1.006) 0.619
NLR 1.143 (1.062, 1.230) <0.001 1.259 (1.070, 1.481) 0.006
PLR 1.003 (1.000, 1.005) 0.036 0.997 (0.989, 1.004) 0.392
Albumin 0.994 (0.975, 1.013) 0.548 0.962 (0.896, 1.034) 0.296
PCT 1.022 (1.01, 1.034) <0.001 1.018 (1.002, 1.035) 0.025
Temperature 1.077 (0.766, 1.514) 0.671 0.754 (0.439, 1.298) 0.309
PRISM 1.088 (1.046,1.133) <0.001 1.154 (1.079, 1.236) <0.001

NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PCT, procalcitonin; PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.