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Table 5 Adjusted coefficients and odd ratios for admission to ICU within three days of presentation and points assigned in the predictive model

From: Risk stratification of early admission to the intensive care unit of patients with no major criteria of severe community-acquired pneumonia: development of an international prediction rule

Characteristics

β

parameter

95% CI (β parameter)

OR

95% CI (OR)

Points

assigned

   Male

0.39

(0.08 to 0.70)

1.47

(1.08 to 2.01)

1

   Comorbid condition ≥ 1

0.45

(0.11 to 0.78)

1.57

(1.12 to 2.19)

1

   Respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/minutes

0.53

(0.18 to 0.88)

1.70

(1.20 to 2.41)

1

   White blood cell count < 3 or ≥ 20 G/L

0.54

(0.14 to 0.94)

1.71

(1.15 to 2.55)

1

   Heart rate ≥ 125 beats/minute

0.55

(0.14 to 0.95)

1.73

(1.15 to 2.60)

1

   Age < 80 years

0.57

(0.18 to 0.95)

1.76

(1.19 to 2.59)

1

   Multilobar infiltrates or pleural effusion

0.79

(0.48 to 1.09)

2.19

(1.62 to 2.97)

2

   Oxygen saturation< 90% or PaO2 < 60 mmHg

0.85

(0.53 to 1.17)

2.35

(1.71 to 3.23)

2

   Arterial pH < 7.35

0.91

(0.38 to 1.44)

2.49

(1.47 to 4.22)

2

   Blood urea nitrogen ≥ 11 mmol/L

0.94

(0.61 to 1.28)

2.56

(1.84 to 3.58)

2

   Sodium < 130 mEq/L

1.06

(0.58 to 1.53)

2.88

(1.79 to 4.63)

3

  1. CI = confidence Interval; OR = odds ratio; PaO2 = arterial partial pressure of oxygen.
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