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Table 2 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis for predictors of intensive care unit death

From: Natriuretic peptide testing for the evaluation of critically ill patients with shock in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

Predictor

OR (95% CI)

P

NT-proBNP in highest log quartile

14.8 (1.8–125.2)

0.013

Blood pH ≤ 7.15

12.6 (1.5–155.7)

0.04

Creatinine above median (1.8 mg/dl)

0.089 (0.012–0.681)

0.02

Mechanical ventilation

10.8 (0.70–165.8)

0.09

History of heart failure

6.9 (0.84–56.3)

0.07

APACHE II score ≥ 25

5.6 (0.29–56.7)

0.44

Cardiac troponin T in highest quartile

3.7 (0.32–43.5)

0.29

Male sex

1.9 (0.4–6.7)

0.885

BNP in highest log quartile

1.1 (0.19–6.1)

0.92

Age

0.985 (0.91–1.05)

0.63

Cardiogenic shock

0.54 (0.04–7.1)

0.63

  1. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CI, confidence interval; NT-proBNP, amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; OR, odds ratio.
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