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Table 7 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis for the prediction of 28-day mortality

From: The impact of body temperature abnormalities on the disease severity and outcome in patients with severe sepsis: an analysis from a multicenter, prospective survey of severe sepsis

Factors

Odds ratio

P value

95% CI

Severe sepsis (n = 602)

 Age

1.026

0.001

1.010–1.042

 Gender (male)

1.476

0.091

0.940–2.317

 Admission category (medical conditions)

1.098

0.778

0.572–2.109

 SOFA score

1.111

0.002

1.041–1.186

 APACHE II score

1.062

0.000

1.029–1.095

 Positive blood culture

1.471

0.073

0.965–2.242

 Presence of comorbidity

0.880

0.569

0.566–1.367

 Hypothermia (body temperature <36.5°C)

1.952

0.003

1.253–3.040

Severe sepsis with septic shock (n = 273)

 Age

1.036

0.001

1.014–1.059

 Gender (male)

1.676

0.095

0.914–3.074

 Admission category (medical conditions)

1.110

0.829

0.431–2.860

 SOFA score

1.078

0.119

0.981–1.186

 APACHE II score

1.050

0.019

1.008–1.094

 Positive blood culture

1.761

0.052

0.996–3.114

 Presence of comorbidity

0.722

0.290

0.395–1.319

 Hypothermia (body temperature <36.5°C)

2.778

0.001

1.555–4.965

  1. CI, confidence interval; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; Comorbidity, at least one comorbidity.