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Table 3 Univariate analysis of mortality risk factors in patients in the intensive care unit with fungal bloodstream infections

From: Analysis of fungal bloodstream infection in intensive care units in the Meizhou region of China: species distribution and resistance and the risk factors for patient mortality

Variable

Survival (n = 52)

Death (n = 29)

χ2/F

P

Sex, male/female (n)

32/20

18/11

0.002

0.962

Age (years; mean ± s.d.)

56.9 ± 10.4

65.7 ± 11.8

10.619

0.001

Disease factors

 Diabetes (n)

10

12

4.616

0.032

 Malignant tumor (n)

3

4

1.518

0.218

 Cardiovascular disease (n)

8

16

14.135

0.000

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n)

5

4

0.329

0.566

 Digestive tract disease (n)

5

4

0.329

0.566

 Urinary system disease (n)

8

6

0.366

0.545

 Hypertension (n)

13

13

3.358

0.067

 Serum albumin (g/L)

39.5 ± 8.6

33.1 ± 10.7

7.91

0.005

 Serum urea nitrogen (μmol/L)

19.1 ± 27

30.7 ± 53.2

1.693

0.193

 γ-gamma glutamyl peptidase (U/L)

36.2 ± 24.7

63.8 ± 67.6

6.629

0.010

 Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score

16.32 ± 1.74

19.97 ± 2.90

31.565

0.000

 Merger of three or more underlying diseases (n)

6

12

7.82

0.005

Invasive operative factors

 Tracheal intubation (n)

16

13

1.601

0.206

 Multi cavity catheter (n)

11

11

2.649

0.104

 Central venous catheterization (n)

23

16

0.893

0.345

 Catheter retention time (d)

12.0 ± 4.0

14.6 ± 5.8

5.070

0.024

Therapeutic factors

 Hospitalization time in ICU (d)

9.7 ± 3.8

12.1 ± 6.7

4.401

0.036

 Gastrointestinal nutrition (n)

21

14

0.472

0.492

 Emergency tube (n)

18

14

1.454

0.228

 Blood transfusion (n)

17

12

0.611

0.434

 Central venous catheter(n)

33

20

0.249

0.804

 Patients in shock receiving cathecholamines etc. (n)

20

15

1.334

0.350

 Combined use of antibiotics (n)

25

18

1.464

0.254

  1. χ2/F, chi-squared value; P probability