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Table 4 Predictors of mortality

From: Outcomes associated with bacteremia in the setting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Parameter

OR

95 % CI

90 % CI

P value

Mechanical ventilation

3.18

1.79 to 5.64

1.96 to 5.14

0.001

Bacteremia

1.56

0.93 to 2.61

1.01 to 2.40

0.091

Vasopressors

1.46

1.01 to 2.12

1.07 to 2.00

0.047

APACHE II (per 1 point)

1.09

1.06 to 1.13

1.06 to 1.12

<0.001

Day of pneumonia onset peak T, C (per 0.1 degree)

0.76

0.63 to 0.92

0.65 to 0.89

0.004

ICU prior to pneumonia

0.29

0.14 to 0.61

0.16 to 0.54

0.001

AUROC = 0.750

Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit p = 0.910

 -Factors included but not retained at the p value of < 0.1:

Age, BMI, CAP/HCAP, day of pneumonia onset peak WBC, peak WBC over 7 days after pneumonia onset, CrCl > 50

 -Factors excluded for perfect prediction:

ICU transfer after pneumonia onset, no ICU during pneumonia admission

 -Factors excluded for collinearity:

Charlson, pre-pneumonia LOS, ICU at onset of pneumonia

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, ICU intensive care unit, AUROC area under the receiver operating curve, BMI body mass index, CAP community-acquired pneumonia, HCAP healthcare-associated pneumonia, WBC white blood cells, CrCl creatinine clearance, LOS length of stay