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. 2023 Feb 3;23:69. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08018-0

Table 4.

Evolution over periods of time of the variables associated with 30-day mortality, multivariable analyses

Characteristics Years
1996–2000
OR, (95% CI)
2001–2005
OR, (95% CI)
2006–2010
OR, (95% CI)
2011–2015
OR, (95% CI)
2016–2020
OR, (95% CI)
Male 1.10, (0.85–1.43) 1.13, (0.88–1.45) 1.41, (1.12–1.79)* 1.25, (1.00–1.57)* 1.38, (1.10–1.74)*
Age 0.987, (0.98–0.99)* 0.999, (0.99–1.01) 1.007, (1.00–1.01)* 1.013, (1.01–1.02)* 1.02, (1.01–1.03)*
Severe sepsis/septic shock 0.62, (0.44–0.87)* 0.68, (0.49–0.94)* 0.76, (0.57–1.02) 0.93, (0.70–1.23) 0.70, (0.52–0.93)*
Neutropenia 0.77, (0.41–1.43) 0.80, (0.44–1.47) 0.48, (0.26–0.88)* 0.42, (0.23–0.75)* 0.36, (0.20–0.65)*
McCabe fatal-rapidly fatal 2.03, (1.52–2.70)* 1.67, (1.27–2.19)* 1.30, (1.01–1.68)* 1.68, (1.31–2.15)* 2.25, (1.75–2.89)*
Source
 Respiratory tract 1.30, (0.86–1.98) 1.26, (0.84–1.90) 1.05, (0.71–1.56) 0.85, (0.58–1.25) 0.91, (0.62–1.34)
 Intra-abdominal 0.82, (0.41–1.64) 1.64, (0.90–3.01) 0.98, (0.54–1.78) 1.14, (0.65–2.01) 0.84, (0.47–1.51)
 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis 1.23, (0.53–2.83) 0.63, (0.25–1.62) 0.36, (0.14–0.93)* 0.05, (0.01–0.26)* 0.06, (0.02–0.23)*
 Meningitis 2.80, (1.07–7.30)* 2.27, (0.86–6.01) 1.52, (0.57–4.04) 1.06, (0.40–2.86) 1.08, (0.39–2.97)
 Endocarditis 0.80, (0.49–1.31) 0.69, (0.43–1.13) 0.61, (0.39–0.95)* 0.47, (0.30–0.74)* 0.54, (0.35–0.83)*
 Urinary tract 1.06, (0.72–1.55) 1.34, (0.94–1.92) 1.16, (0.85–1.60) 1.50, (1.11–2.04)* 1.67, (1.23–2.27)*
 Biliary tract 1.13, (0.67–1.89) 1.43, (0.89–2.29) 1.44, (0.93–2.23) 1.93, (1.27–2.94)* 1.59, (1.04–2.43)*
Aetiology
 S. aureus 0.70, (0.46–1.06) 0.92, (0.62–1.36) 0.73, (0.50–1.05) 0.79, (0.55–1.13) 0.67, (0.47–0.97)*
 Enterococcus spp. 0.96, (0.47–1.96) 0.72, (0.35–1.47) 0.58, (0.30–1.14) 0.96, (0.52–1.80) 1.01, (0.55–1.88)
 Candida spp. 0.38, (0.12–1.20) 0.87, (0.36–2.10) 0.95, (0.42–2.15) 1.30, (0.60–2.82) 0.72, (0.32–1.61)
 Polymicrobial bacteraemia 1.60, (0.93–2.68) 1.74, (1.06–2.84)* 1.93, (1.21–3.07)* 1.38, (0.87–2.17) 1.76, (1.12–2.79)*
 Inmunosuppressive treatment 1.84, (1.17–2.90)* 2.53, (1.66–3.86)* 3.03, (2.02–4.55)* 2.65 (1,76–3.99)* 3.1, (2.09–4.6)*
 Appropriate empirical antimicrobial treatment 1.20, (0.90–1.61) 1.03, (0.78–1.36) 1.13, (0.87–1.47) 1.59, (1.23–2.05)* 1.42, (1.10–1.83)*

Reference 1991–1995

*p < 0.05