Table 6.

Multivariate analysis of risk factors for poor prognosis in CDI alone group.

		ICU Admission			Longer Hospital Stays
Covariate	OR	95% CI	p Value	OR	95% CI	p Value
Age > 65 years	0.22	0.02–1.62	0.13	2.48	0.76–8.06	0.12
Male gender	2.16	0.44–10.60	0.34	0.59	0.22–1.54	0.28
Comorbidities	0.41	0.02–6.32	0.52	1.93	0.55–6.71	0.29
CCI ≥ 5	5.27	1.31–17.33	0.02	0.30	0.08–1.13	0.05
Hgb < 9 g/dL	0.14	0.01–1.57	0.11	0.17	0.06–0.46	0.0004
WBC > 15,000/μL	5.16	2.40–9.81	0.003	1.79	0.64–5.00	0.26
		Organ Failure			Death
Covariate	OR	95% CI	p value	OR	95% CI	p value
Age > 65 years	0.08	0.01–0.50	0.006	0.25	0.03–1.66	0.15
Male gender	2.80	0.83–9.46	0.09	2.06	0.45–9.42	0.34
Comorbidities	0.55	0.09–3.05	0.49	0.54	0.04–7.21	0.64
CCI ≥ 5	11.88	1.75–80.66	0.01	10.93	1.16–102.98	0.03
Hgb < 9 g/dL	0.20	0.04–0.93	0.04	0.16	0.01–1.60	0.12
WBC > 15,000/μL	3.97	1.27–12.41	0.01	7.19	1.49–34.67	0.01

ICU: intensive care unit; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; Hgb: hemoglobin; WBC: white blood cells.