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Table 4 Independent risk factors of death associated with all-cause death in candidemic patients according to the ICU vs non-ICU hospital setting

From: Risk factors for candidemia: a prospective matched case-control study

Risk factors

Whole population1 (N = 191)

Intensive care unit1, 2 (N = 83)

Non-ICU1 (N = 108)

OR

95%CI

p

OR

95%CI

p

OR

95%CI

p

Age2

1.03

1.00–1.06

0.06

      

Acute kidney injury

5.62

2.44–12.9

< 0.001

3.45

1.21–9.90

0.02

11.9

2.47–57.7

0.002

Septic shock concomitant to candidemia

6.80

2.93–15.8

< 0.001

4.09

1.72–14.0

0.003

8.70

2.26–33.5

0.002

Number of antibiotics3

1.43

1.16–1.77

< 0.001

1.37

1.06–1.77

0.01

   
  1. 1Variables in multivariate models were selected by stepwise regression, using a cutoff p value of 0.1
  2. 2SAPS2 was not included in the model since it is composed of variables which are presented separately in the model
  3. 3Per unit (i.e., 1 year for age and one compound for antibiotics, respectively)