Table 5

Results of the multivariate analysis for in-hospital mortality in the overall cohort, in community acquired cases and in nosocomial cases.

ORa (95% CI)

p-value

Overall

Age

1.04 (1.02–1.06)*

<0.001

Urinary origin

0.031 (0.17–0.54)

<0.001

Immunosuppression

3.23 (1.34–7.81)

0.009

Diabetes

0.64 (0.3–1.3)

0.21

Community acquired cases

Age

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

<0.001

Urinary origin

0.32 (0.18–0.59)

<0.001

Immunosuppression

3.26 (1.2–8.81)

0.02

Adequate empirical antibiotic

0.51 (0.26–0.98)

0.04

Cirrhosis

4.61 (1.65–12.87)

0.004

Diabetes

0.62 (0.28–1.38)

0.24

Nosocomial cases

Urinary origin

0.09 (0.01–0.94)

0.04

Chronic renal failure

33.8 (1.3–883)

0.03

Diabetes

0.45 (0.05–4.02)

0.47

Table reflects only variables associated significantly with in-hospital mortality and diabetes.

The variable "severe sepsis or shock" was not included in the model.

aOR: adjusted odds ratio

*Per increment of one year

Peralta et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:94   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-94