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. 2020 Dec 1;36(2):10.7196/SAJCC.2020.v36i2.433. doi: 10.7196/SAJCC.2020.v36i2.433

Table 2. Association of qSOFA with in-ICU mortality.

Characteristics Confirmed
or suspected
infection
(n=1 175);
aOR (95% CI), p-value
No confirmed
or suspected
infection
(n=906);
aOR (95% CI), p-value
qSOFA
(Ref: 0 - 1 points)
  2 points 1.24 (0.86 - 1.79), 0.26 3.25 (1.91 - 5.53), <0.001*
  3 points 2.82 (1.91 - 4.16), <0.001* 6.26 (3.38 - 11.62), <0.001*
Age 1.02 (1.01 - 1.0), 0.001* 1.03 (1.01 - 1.04), <0.001*
Male sex 0.66 (0.49 - 0.90), 0.008* 1.12 (0.72 - 1.74), 0.61
HIV positive 1.33 (0.95 - 1.86), 0.09 0.61 (0.33 - 1.15), 0.13

qSOFA = quick sequential organ failure assessment

aOR = adjusted odds ratio

CI = confidence interval