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Table 2 Predictors of mortality between survivors and non-survivors

From: Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients directly transferred to the intensive care unit from long-term care beds in institutions and hospitals: a retrospective clinical study

Variable

Univariate

Multivariate

Survivor (n = 89)

Non-survivor (n = 22)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Male sex

55 (61.8)

16 (72.7)

0.339

0.31 (0.06–1.75)

0.186

Age, years

78 (69.5–83.0)

81.5 (74.3–86.3)

0.064

1.07 (0.96–1.08)

0.143

BMI, kg/m2

20.8 (18.7–23.7)

18.3 (15.9–22.3)

0.016

1.05 (0.85–1.31)

0.643

APACHE II score

25.0 (21.0–29.5)

25.5 (22.0–30.3)

0.459

  

Charlson Comorbidity Index

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

1.000

  

Blood culture positive

21 (23.6)

4 (18.2)

0.777

  

Permanent tracheostomy status

26 (29.2)

2 (9.1)

0.052

0.35 (0.04–3.02)

0.340

Nasogastric tube insertion status

30 (33.7)

8 (36.4)

0.814

  

Invasive ventilation

58 (65.2)

19 (86.4)

0.053

4.02 (0.68–23.76)

0.124

ARDS

21 (23.6)

8 (36.4)

0.222

  

Use of antibiotics within 3 months

37 (41.6)

12 (54.5)

0.273

  

MDR pathogen

34 (38.2)

19 (86.4)

< 0.001

17.43 (1.96–155.40)

0.010

MRSA

8 (9)

10 (45.5)

< 0.001

  

CRAB

16 (18)

7 (31.8)

0.238

  

Bedridden status

44 (49.4)

6 (27.3)

0.061

0.24 (0.05–1.13)

0.071

Brain problema

69 (77.5)

15 (68.2)

0.36

  

Diabetes mellitus

20 (22.5)

7 (31.8)

0.36

  

Hypertension

37 (41.6)

7 (31.8)

0.402

  

Acute kidney injury

27 (30.3)

4 (18.2)

0.255

  

Albumin, g/dL

2.6 (2.3–2.9)

2.0 (1.7–2.2)

< 0.001

  

Albumin < 2.15 g/dL

13 (14.6)

16 (72.7)

< 0.001

28.05 (5.47–143.75)

< 0.001

Total bilirubin, mg/dLb

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

0.6 (0.4–0.7)

0.627

  

LDH, IU/L

239 (185.5–307.5)

258 (200.5–367.0)

0.184

  

CRP, mg/dL

13.0 (7.3–23.6)

16.3 (12.8–21.3)

0.151

  

NT-ProBNP pg/mL

1337 (410–4462)

2909.5 (1302.5–10,555.3)

0.124

  

Triglyceride, mg/dLc

76.0 (55.0–106.3)

54.0 (43.0–83.0)

0.034

  

ICU length of stay

7 (3–14.5)

5.5 (3.5–19)

0.801

  
  1. Values are presented as numbers (percentages), and as median (interquartile range), unless otherwise indicated. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MDR, multiple-drug resistant; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CRAB, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CRP, C-reactive protein; NT-ProBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; ICU, intensive care unit; aneurodegenerative disorders and stroke; bFive missing values; cFourteen missing values
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