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Table 4 Factors associated with one-year mortality rate (N = 370)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with one-year mortality of infectious diseases among elderly emergency department patients in a middle-income country

Factors

Death at one year

Oddsadj

 

Yes

No

Odds 95% CI (crude)

95% CI

N

%

N

%

  

Gender, male

91

(44.6)

113

(55.4)

1.50

1.03–2.18

Age ≥ 85 years

56

(54.4)

47

(45.6)

2.24

1.44–3.49

1.89

1.36–2.63

Charlson co-morbidity index ≥5

142

(52.4)

129

(47.6)

4.32

2.82–6.60

3.51

2.14–5.77

Polypharmacy

85

(39.1)

135

(61.4)

0.95

0.72–1.65

Received antibiotic > 3 h

33

(35.1)

61

(64.9)

0.68

0.42–1.11

Body temperature < 36 °C or > 38 °C

56

(36.4)

98

(63.6)

0.83

0.56–1.24

Heart rate > 90 beats/min

103

(40.9)

149

(59.1)

1.17

0.81–1.72

Respiratory rate > 20 /min

135

(46.4)

156

(53.6)

2.51

1.65–3.82

Systolic blood pressure ≤ 100 mmHg

35

(64.8)

19

(35.2)

3.50

1.90–6.40

Oxygen saturation < 90%

35

(64.8)

19

(35.2)

2.99

1.64–5.45

SIRS ≥2 points

124

(42.2)

170

(57.8)

1.43

0.97–2.12

qSOFA ≥2 points

69

(75.8)

22

(24.2)

7.28

4.29–12.35

5.46

2.94–10.12

Hemoglobin < 7 mg/dl

15

(68.2)

7

(31.8)

3.38

1.35–8.47

Sodium (Na) < 135 mmol/dl

67

(47.5)

74

(52.5)

1.51

1.01–2.28

  

Platelet < 100,000 cells/cm3

21

(75.0)

7

(25.0)

4.89

2.03–11.77

3.19

1.15–8.84

Creatinine ≥2 mg/dl

43

(55.1)

35

(44.9)

2.03

1.24–3.33

Blood sugar > 180 mg/dl

40

(41.3)

57

(58.7)

0.87

0.54–1.39

Bilirubin ≥2 mg/dl

16

(61.5)

10

(38.5)

1.16

0.70–3.73

INR > 1.5

14

(56.0)

11

(44.0)

1.17

0.51–2.69

Lactate ≥4 mmol/l

41

(69.5)

18

(30.5)

3.26

1.79–5.95

2.66

1.32–5.38