Table 2.
Hazzard ratio of ventilator use according to different pathogen isolates from sputum.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | 1.02 | 1.00–1.03 | 0.0104 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.02 | 0.1109 |
| BACI score | 1.06 | 1.04–1.09 | <0.0001 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.07 | <0.0001 |
| P. aeruginosa | 6.12 | 4.11–9.11 | <0.0001 | 6.01 | 4.03–8.95 | <0.0001 |
| Fungus | 2.38 | 1.20–4.72 | 0.013 | 2.41 | 1.21–4.78 | 0.0119 |
| P. aeruginosa + Fungus | 6.19 | 2.51–15.22 | <0.0001 | 6.51 | 2.64–16.06 | <0.0001 |
| Single NTM | 0.91 | 0.67–1.24 | 0.5521 | |||
| Multiple NTM | 0.77 | 0.37–1.59 | 0.4807 | |||
| NTM + P. aeruginosa | 3.8 | 2.65–5.44 | <0.0001 | 3.45 | 2.41–4.95 | <0.0001 |
| NTM + Fungus | 0.91 | 0.37–2.24 | 0.8155 | 0.88 | ||
| NTM + P. aeruginosa + Fungus | 7.11 | 3.29–15.35 | <0.0001 | 5.9 | 2.72–12.80 | <0.0001 |
NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; HR, hazard ratio; and BACI, Bronchiectasis Etiology and Comorbidity Index. *p < 0.05 for comparison between the pathogen isolates groups and the control group.