Risk factors associated with death of admitted patients
| Variable | Incidence | Unadjusted p value | Adjusted p value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths n = 22 (%) | No death n = 587 (%) | |||||
| Incidence, number of patients for which this variable occurred. Unadjusted p value, univariate analysis. Adjusted p value, p value adjusted for all other variables. *Continuous variable so that the OR increases incrementally with variable; †median (SD); RR, respiratory rate; WCC, total white cell count; Pos BC, positive blood culture within 24 hours of presentation; NA, not applicable. | ||||||
| Age* | 68 (18)† | 54 (22)† | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.04 | 1.01 to 1.07 |
| RR* | 24 (6.8)† | 20 (5.6)† | 0.01 | 0.03 | 1.06 | 1.01 to 1.12 |
| WCC* | 9.9 (11.3)† | 11.3 (8.5)† | 0.80 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 1.00 to 1.03 |
| Cardiac | 8 (36) | 80 (14) | <0.01 | 0.03 | 3.28 | 1.14 to 9.45 |
| Jaundice | 3 (14) | 12 (2) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 21.46 | 4.83 to 95.4 |
| Pos BC | 7 (32) | 72 (12) | 0.01 | 0.44 | NA | |
| Malignancy | 7 (32) | 71 (12) | 0.01 | 0.07 | NA | |
| Diabetes | 6 (27) | 74 (13) | 0.05 | 0.77 | NA | |
| Headache | 1 (5) | 156 (26) | 0.02 | 0.91 | NA | |