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Table 2 Sensitivity analyses in the GEN-SEP study of the three genome-wide significant variants. The models adjusted for the indicated variables plus gender, age, and the two main principal components

From: A genome-wide association study of survival in patients with sepsis

 

N

rs34896991

rs146257041

rs138347802

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

BMI

364

6.68 (3.22–13.86)

3.47 × 10−7

5.64 (2.10–15.18)

6.12 × 10−4

5.72 (0.72–45.32)

0.098

SAPS

264

4.06 (1.54–10.72)

4.66 × 10−3

9.95 (4.55–21.74)

8.32 × 10−9

8.63 (1.86–40.01)

5.90 × 10−3

APACHE II

672

3.48 (2.05–5.91)

3.66 × 10−6

5.84 (3.43–9.94)

7.39 × 10−11

8.65 (4.27–17.53)

2.07 × 10−9

Comorbidities$

600

4.24 (2.46–7.33)

2.19 × 10−7

5.39 (3.09–9.40)

2.91 × 10−9

7.60 (3.14–18.36)

6.69 × 10−6

SOFA

661

4.58 (2.72–7.69)

9.49 × 10−9

5.10 (2.99–8.71)

2.40 × 10−9

8.50 (4.16–17.39)

4.59 × 10−9

Sepsis of pulmonary origin

681

4.32 (2.62–7.13)

9.74 × 10−9

4.71 (2.78–8.00)

9.33 × 10−9

8.08 (3.98–16.43)

7.54 × 10−9

Pathogen, %

Gram-positive

487

4.97 (2.68–9.20)

3.51 × 10−7

5.36 (3.02–9.51)

9.82 × 10−9

13.11 (5.01–34.32)

1.61 × 10−7

Gram-negative

487

4.97 (2.68–9.21)

3.42 × 10−7

5.32 (3.00–90.46)

1.18 × 10−8

13.17 (5.04–34.43)

1.47 × 10−7

Others*

487

4.91 (2.64–9.13)

4.73 × 10−7

5.13 (2.89–9.12)

2.30 × 10−8

12.91 (4.93–33.85)

1.96 × 10−7

  1. APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, BMI Body mass index, ICU intensive care unit, SAPS simplified acute physiology score II, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment
  2. *Includes: mixed Gram-positive and Gram-negative infection, fungi, virus, and polymicrobial
  3. $Includes: cancer, age > 80 years old, hepatopathy, valvular disease, immunodeficiency, severe brain damage, morbid obesity, chronic disease, autoimmune disease, pregnancy, myopathy, pneumonia, and serious recurrent infections