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Table 2 One-month and 1-year mortality according to exposure factor, sex, age group, quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA), renal function and natremia

From: Bacteraemia and quick Sepsis Related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) are independent risk factors for long-term mortality in very elderly patients with suspected infection: retrospective cohort study

 

One-month mortality

One-year mortality

Deaths/total at risk (%)

95% CI

p value

Deaths/total at risk (%)

95% CI

p value

Exposure

 Bacteraemia

72/336 (21.4)

(0.17–0.26)

0.027*

152/336 (45.2)

(0.40–0.50)

0.007*

 Controls

49/336 (14.6)

(0.11–0.19)

117/336 (34.8)

(0.29–0.40)

Gender

 Men

62/302 (20.5)

(0.16–0.26)

0.15

131/302 (43.4)

(0.44–0.60)

0.13

 Women

59/370 (15.9)

(0.13–0.20)

138/370 (37.3)

(0.33–0.41)

Age group

 80–89 years

82/516 (15.9)

(0.13–0.20)

0.013*

189/516 (36.6)

(0.33–0.43)

 < 0.001*

 ≥ 90 years

39/156 (25.0)

(0.19–0.32)

80/156 (51.3)

(0.38–0.49)

qSOFA

 ≥ 2

53/116 (45.7)

(0.37–0.56)

< 0.001*

79/116 (68.1)

(0.60–0.77)

 < 0.001*

 < 2

68/556 (12.2)

(0.10–0.15)

190/556 (34.2)

(0.30–0.38)

Kidney injury*

 Yes

92/475 (19.4)

(0.15–0.23)

0.201

198/475 (41.6)

(0.37–0.46)

0.228

 No

29/196 (14.8)

(0.11–0.21)

71/196 (36.2)

(0.30–0.44)

Natremia

 > 145 mmol/L

24/60 (40.0)

(0.29–0.54)

< 0.001*

34/60 (56.7)

(0.45–0.70)

0.009*

 ≤ 145 mmol/L

97/612 (15.8)

(0.13–0.19)

235/612 (38.4)

(0.35–0.42)

  1. *Kidney injury is estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min CI: confidence interval. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate
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