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. 2021 Jun 29;10(7):788. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10070788

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for in-hospital death in patients with a septic presentation in the Emergency Department (Sep group).

Variable Survived
n = 262
Deceased
n = 160
Univar.
p
Hazard Ratio Multiv.
p
Age 78 [68–85] 82 [70–87] 0.003 1.02 [1.01–1.04] 0.003
Sex (Male) 131 (50.0) 85 (53.1) 0.533
PCT > 0.5 ng/mL 129 (49.2) 107 (66.9) <0.001 1.77 [1.27–2.48] 0.001
PCT value 0.49
[0.17–4.93]
1.11
[0.34–6.56]
0.006
Charlson Index 6 [4–8] 7 [5–9] 0.003
Severe obesity 10 (3.8) 4 (2.5) 0.582
Hypertension 86 (32.8) 48 (30.0) 0.545
CAD 44 (16.8) 36 (22.5) 0.147
Heart failure 63 (24.0) 56 (35.0) 0.015 1.34 [0.95–1.88] 0.097
PVD 74 (28.2) 52 (32.5) 0.354
Dementia 36 (13.7) 16 (10.0) 0.257
COPD 62 (23.7) 38 (23.8) 0.984
Diabetes 63 (24.0) 54 (33.8) 0.031 1.25 [0.89–1.74] 0.187
CKD 69 (26.3) 60 (37.5) 0.016 1.21 [0.87–1.69] 0.264
Leukemia/lymphoma 17 (6.5) 11 (6.9) 0.877
Malignancy 47 (17.9) 34 (21.3) 0.402

Abbreviations: PCT—Procalcitonin; CAD—Coronary artery disease; PVD—Peripheral Vascular Disease; COPD—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD—Chronic kidney disease.