Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictors of 30-day mortality from acute bacterial meningitis
From: Brain ventricular dimensions and relationship to outcome in adult patients with bacterial meningitis
Multivariate model 1 | Multivariate model 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted MRR (95 % CI) | Adjusted MRR (95 % CI) | P-value | Adjusted MRR (95 % CI) | P- value | |
Age, per year increment | 1.05 (1.01-1.08) | 1.03 (0.99-1.06) | 0.17 | 0.99 (0.95-1.04) | 0.66 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Female | 2.31 (1.05-5.10) | 2.30 (0.99-5.29) | 0.051 | 2.77 (0.96-8.00) | 0.061 |
VBR | 0.036 | 0.029 | |||
<0.08 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
0.08-0.12 | 3.12 (0.83-11.75) | 2.81 (0.70-11.28) | 0.15 | 5.18 (0.88-30.53) | 0.07 |
>0.12 | 5.97 (1.72-20.65) | 6.03 (1.61-22.64) | 0.008 | 8.78 (1.74-44.36) | 0.009 |
Glucocorticosteroid | |||||
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 0.47 (0.22-1.01) | 0.44 (0.19-1.03) | 0.057 | 0.62 (0.20-1.96) | 0.42 |
CSF-protein per g/L increment, n = 55 | 1.17 (1.07-1.28) | - | 1.17 (1.04-1.31) | 0.008 |