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Table 2 Univariate analysis of risk factors for in-hospital mortality in CDAD patients.

From: Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associateddisease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome

 

Died (n = 16)

Recovered (n = 42)

P

VARIABLES

N

%

N

%

 

Age, median years (IQR)

61.0 (56.0–69.0)

-

53.0 (36.7–63.0)

-

0.015

Male

7

43.8

28

66.7

0.11

Charlson ≥3

5

31.3

12

28.6

1.0

SOFA score at infection onset, median (IQR)

9.5 (6.0–14.5)

-

4.0 (2.0–6.0)

-

<0.001

Other infections concurrently

11

68.8

25

59.5

0.52

Days of diarrhea prior to positive C. difficile toxin assay, median (IQR)

7.5 (2.0–14.2)

-

3.0 (2.0–7.0)

-

0.32

Organ failure (any)

16

100.0

28

66.7

0.01

   Septic shock

12

75.0

7

16.7

<0.001

   Respiratory failure

14

87.5

22

52.4

0.014

   Renal failure

11

68.8

6

14.3

<0.001

   Hematologic failure

3

18.8

3

7.1

0.33

   Hepatic failure

5

31.3

3

7.1

0.03

  1. IQR, Inter-quartile range