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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors predicting: re-admission within 30 days

From: Prognostic factors for important clinical outcomes in patients with a severe infection

 

Re-admission (n = 48)

No re-admission (n = 247)

P

OR (univariate)

OR (multivariate)

Male

34 (70.8%)

125 (50.6%)

0.0101

2.37 (95% CI 1.21–4.63)

2.43 (95% CI 1.20–4.93)

Age

56.0 (44–63)

59.0 (46–74)

0.022

0.98 (95% CI 0.96–0.997)

0.98 (95% CI 0.96–0.999)

Positive blood culture/bacteraemia

4 (10.0%) (n = 40)

53 (27.3%) (n = 194)

0.0071

0.25 (95% CI 0.09–0.73)

0.26 (95% CI 0.09–0.77)

  1. Median (IQR)
  2. All p-values with Mann-Witney U test
  3. 1Chi-square test