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. 2022 Mar 13;22:248. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07242-4

Table 3.

One-month and 1-year mortality rate, univariate and multivariate analyses of the risk of death (Hazard Ratio) depending on presence of bacteraemia, age group, sex, qSOFA score, renal function and natremia

Variable Follow-up length, daysa Mortality Rateb 95% CI Crude analysis Multivariable analysis
HR 95% CI p value Adjusted HR 95% CI p value
One-month follow-up
 Exposure
  Bacteraemia 23.36 3.08 (2.47–3.85) 1.53 (1.07–2.20) 0.021* 1.30 (0.90–1.88) 0.16
  Controls 24.77 1.97 (1.26–2.24) Ref Ref
 Age group
  ≥ 90 years 10.50 3.71 (2.59–4.88) 1.66 (1.14–2.44) 0.009* 1.49 (1.01–2.19) 0.044*
  80–89 years 37.63 2.17 (1.71–2.65) Ref Ref
 Gender
  Men 21.35 2.90 (2.18–3.63) 1.29 (0.91–1.85) 0.15
  Women 26.77 2.20 (1.63–2.74) Ref
 qSOFA
  ≥ 2 6.35 8.34 (6.10–10.59) 4.60 (3.21–6.60)  < 0.001* 3.87 (2.64–5.78)  < 0.001*
  < 2 41.78 1.62 (1.24–2.01) Ref Ref
 Kidney injury*
  Yes 33.56 2.74 (2.18–3.30) 1.36 (9.00–2.07) 0.096
  No 14.57 1.99 (1.27–2.71) Ref
 Sodium
  > 145 mmol/L 3.38 7.08 (4.25–9.92) 2.97 (1.90–4.65)  < 0.001* 1.76 (1.09–2.83) 0.019*
  ≤ 145 mmol/L 44.74 2.16 (1.74–2.60) Ref Ref
One-year follow-up
 Exposure
  Bacteraemia 218.93 0.69 (0.58–0.80) 1.42 (1.12–1.81) 0.004* 1.31 (1.03–1.67) 0.029*
  Controls 249.37 0.46 (0.39–0.56) Ref Ref
 Age group
  ≥ 90 years 96.23 0.83 (0.65–1.01) 1.56 (1.20–2.03) 0.001* 1.53 (1.17–1.99) 0.002*
  80–89 years 372.04 0.51 (0.44–0.58) Ref Ref
 Gender
  Men 203.24 0.65 (0.53–0.76) 1.21 (0.95–1.53) 0.12
  Women 265.02 0.52 (0.43–0.61) Ref
 qSOFA
  ≥ 2 49.48 1.60 (1.24–1.95) 2.98 (2.98–3.88)  < 0.001* 2.71 (2.05–3.57)  < 0.001*
  < 2 418.78 0.81 (0.71–0.94) Ref Ref
 Kidney injury*
  Yes 327.64 1.27 (1.10–1.46) 1.20 (0.91–1.57) 0.19
  No 140.62 2.58 (2.04–3.25) Ref
 Sodium
  > 145 mmol/L 29.81 1.14 (0.76–1.52) 1.94 (1.35–2.78)  < 0.001* 1.37 (0.94–1.99) 0.10
  ≤ 145 mmol/L 438.45 0.54 (0.47–0.60) Ref Ref

CI confidence interval

*Kidney injury is estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min HR: hazard Ratio. qSOFA: quick Systematic Organ Failure Assessment. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. aMeasured in person years. bRate per 1 person-year