Table 2 Demographic and comparative hospital data
Bacteraemic (n = 251) | Non bacteraemic (n = 251) | p value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) (range) | 72.06 (21–96) | 72.07 (23–96) | 0.99 | – | – |
Gender M (%) | 131 (52.2) | 14 (56.1) | 0.37 | – | – |
ICU admission (%) | 27 (10.7) | 23 (9.2) | 0.55 | – | – |
ICU LOS days | 4.4 | 6.7 | 0.11 | – | − 0.53–5.10 |
Hospital LOS; days (range) | 10.7 (0–64.8) | 7.5 (0.98.6) | < 0.01 | – | − 5.27 to − 1.28 |
Duration of antibiotics (range) | 15.44 (0–153) | 8.2 (0–68) | < 0.01 | – | − 9.43 to − 5.04 |
Mortality sepsis (%) | 19 (7.5) | 8 (3.1) | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.17–0.94 |
Mortality hospital (%) | 21 (8.4%) | 11 (4.4%) | 0.068 | 2.0 | 0.94–4.2 |