Table 3 Odds ratios (95% Confidence interval) for in-hospital mortality associated with gender by the site of infection
Infection type | Number of death (%) | P values | Male versus female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | OR (95% CI)* | ||
Respiratory | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Overall (N = 3007) | 666 (33.9) | 337 (32.3) | 0.35 | 1.11 (0.94, 1.32) |
 Age 19–50 (N = 145) | 11 (12.2) | 18 (32.7) | < 0.01 | 0.29 (0.12, 0.69) |
 Age 50–80 (N = 3836) | 413 (34.2) | 147 (28.7) | 0.03 | 1.30 (1.03, 1.64) |
 Age > 80 (N = 2194) | 242 (36.5) | 172 (36.0) | 0.86 | 1.01 (0.78, 1.29) |
P for interaction for age |  |  |  | < 0.01 |
Abdominal | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Overall (N = 1712) | 260 (27.2) | 178 (23.5) | 0.09 | 1.03 (0.81, 1.31) |
 Age 19–50 (N = 132) | 20 (25.0) | 15 (28.9) | 0.63 | 0.78 (0.34, 1.81) |
 Age 50–80 (N = 3142) | 185 (27.1) | 108 (24.4) | 0.32 | 1.02 (0.76, 1.38) |
 Age > 80 (N = 1863) | 55 (28.7) | 55 (21.1) | 0.06 | 1.07 (0.67, 1.70) |
P for interaction for age | Â | Â | Â | 0.81 |
Urinary | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Overall (N = 1369) | 101 (18.8) | 131 (15.8) | 0.15 | 1.18 (0.87, 1.60) |
 Age 19–50 (N = 72) | 3 (13.0) | 3 (6.5) | 0.37 | 2.11 (0.37, 12.09) |
 Age 50–80 (N = 694) | 55 (18.3) | 50 (13.0) | 0.05 | 1.47 (0.95, 2.27) |
 Age > 80 (N = 331) | 43 (20.0) | 78 (19.5) | 0.88 | 0.91 (0.59, 1.41) |
P for interaction for age | Â | Â | Â | 0.24 |
Others | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Overall (N = 292) | 50 (32.1) | 35 (25.7) | 0.24 | 1.11 (0.59, 2.06) |
 Age 19–50 (N = 37) | 6 (22.2) | 2 (20.0) | 0.88 | 0.86 (0.12, 6.11) |
 Age 50–80 (N = 180) | 31 (31.3) | 19 (23.5) | 0.24 | 1.14 (0.53, 2.44) |
 Age > 80 (N = 331) | 13 (43.3) | 14 (31.1) | 0.28 | 1.01 (0.31, 3.32) |
P for interaction for age | Â | Â | Â | 0.96 |