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. 2021 Nov 26;21:1188. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06898-8

Table 3.

Cox proportional hazards regression for long-term mortality

Characteristics Univariable Univariable Multivariable
HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Age, per 1 year increment 1.017 (1.014–1.019) < 0.001 1.008 (1.005–1.010) < 0.001
Male gender 1.136 (1.046–1.235) 0.003 1.201 (1.104–1.308) < 0.001
Body mass index, per 1 decrement 1.025 (1.016–1.034) < 0.001 1.035 (1.026–1.045) < 0.001
Charlson comorbidity index, per 1 increment 1.192 (1.166–1.219) < 0.001 1.120 (1.093–1.148) < 0.001
APACHE II, per 1 increment 1.095 (1.089–1.102) < 0.001 1.053 (1.046–1.061) < 0.001
Receiving mechanical ventilation 2.093 (1.887–2.322) < 0.001 1.068 (0.953–1.198) 0.256
Fluid overload, day 1–3, per 1 L increment 1.096 (1.085–1.106) < 0.001 1.050 (1.039–1.061) < 0.001
Receiving renal replacement therapy 2.309 (2.097–2.543) < 0.001 1.469 (1.324–1.631) < 0.001
Presence of shock 2.565 (2.366–2.780) < 0.001 1.521 (1.387–1.667) < 0.001
Immunocompromised patients 2.418 (2.200–2.658) < 0.001 2.341 (2.123–2.581) < 0.001
Positive culture of MDRO1 1.774 (1.635–1.925) < 0.001 1.008 (1.005–1.010`) < 0.001
Culture site
 Blood 2.141 (1.938–2.364) < 0.001 1.233 (1.104–1.378) < 0.001
 Respiratory tract 1.873 (1.731–2.028) < 0.001 1.217 (1.109–1.337) < 0.001
 Urinary tract 1.648 (1.504–1.807) < 0.001 1.230 (1.109–1.364) < 0.001
 Skin and soft tissue 1.519 (1.198–1.927) 0.001 0.943 (0.741–1.200) 0.633
 Abdomen 1.835 (1.516–2.223) < 0.001 1.028 (0.846–1.249) 0.780

1MDRO, included methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, MDRO multidrug-resistant organism