Table 4.
Mortality-related factors in patients submitted to blood culture collection
| Survival n (538) | Death n (335) | Univariate P | Multivariate P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 50 | 2050 | 61.6 | 1765 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Time of hospitalization | 12 | 284 | 21.1 | 418 | < 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Temperature (°C) | 37 | 137.4 | 37.4 | 137.6 | 0.46 | |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 89 | 1990 | 83.4 | 1983.3333 | < 0.001 | 0.031 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 96 | 2193 | 102.4 | 20100 | < 0.001 | 0.012 |
| Respiratory rate (bpm) | 21 | 820 | 20.7 | 920 | 0.89 | |
| WBC (cells/mm3) | 13,066 | 10,88511,100 | 15,617 | 11,49014,000 | < 0.008 | 0.032 |
| Rods (%) | 13 | 279 | 14.1 | 1110 | 0.635 | |
| Pitt score | 0.32 | 0.760 | 0.41 | 0.930 | 0.15 | |