Table 4

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with in-hospital mortality


Model 1
Model 2
Model 3

Variable
RR (95% CI)
P value
RR (95% CI)
P value
RR (95% CI)
P value

Age, per year increment
1.02 (1.00–1.04)
0.026
-

1.02 (1.00–1.03)
0.053
Diseases severity


-

-

     Sepsis
1.0





     Severe sepsis
1.25 (0.65–2.39)





     Septic shock
1.70 (0.48–6.05)
0.674




Intensive care admission


-

-

No
1.0





Yes
2.50 (0.85–7.42)
0.098




Polymicrobial infection


-



No
1.0



1.0

Yes
3.02 (1.58–7.41)
0.001


2.52 (1.27–5.01)
0.008
Hemoglobin, per μmol/L increase
-

0.71 (0.52–0.97)
0.031
0.70 (0.56–0.88)
0.002
Leukocyte count, per 109/mL increase
-

1.00 (0.96–1.05)
0.795
-

C-reactive protein, per milligram/L increase
-

1.00 (0.99–1.00)
0.287
-

Urea, per μmol/L increase
-

1.02 (0.98–1.06)
0.234
-

Alanine transferase, per unit/L increase
-

0.99 (0.98–1.00)
0.195
-


RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval

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