Table 4

Odds Ratios for Predictors of Treatment Failure

Predictors
Odds Ratios (95% CI)
p

Hematological malignancies *
4.63 (1.45 – 14.79)
0.01
Charlson score ≤ 4
4.30 (1.34 – 13.76)
0.01

CI, confidence interval;

* The only independent predictor remained in the final logistic regression model using stepwise selection procedure, while the baseline model including hematological malignancies, Charlson score ≤ 4

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