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Table 3 Association between patient characteristics at presentation and intensive care unit admission within the first hospital day

From: Early management of sepsis in medical patients in rural Thailand: a single-center prospective observational study

Variables

Number of Patients with Observation

Crude

OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted

OR (95% CI) a

P value

Male sex

3716

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

0.18

0.91 (0.73–1.13)

0.38

Age (yrs)

3716

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.18

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

< 0.001

Presence of at least one comorbidity

3716

1.14 (0.96–1.35)

0.14

-

-

Lowest SpO2 (%)b

3710

0.94 (0.94–0.95)

< 0.001

0.98 (0.97–1.00)

0.005

Lowest SBP (mm Hg)b

3713

0.98 (0.98–99)

< 0.001

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

< 0.001

Lowest GCS ≤ 14b

3716

3.35 (2.77–4.05)

< 0.001

1.29 (1.00–1.67)

0.05

Highest creatinine (mg/dL)b

3670

1.08 (1.05–1.11)

< 0.001

1.08 (1.05–1.12)

< 0.001

Highest bilirubin (mg/dL)b

2945

1.04 (1.02–1.07)

0.002

-

-

Lowest platelets (cells/μL)b

3706

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.98

-

-

Required mechanical ventilation

3716

11.9 (9.77–14.6)

< 0.001

15.3 (11.7–19.9)

< 0.001

Received adrenergic agent

3716

3.41 (2.84–4.09)

< 0.001

3.41 (2.61–4.45)

< 0.001

Transferred from other hospitals

3716

5.80 (3.59–9.36)

< 0.001

1.97 (1.14–3.41)

0.02

Night time admission

3569

0.95 (0.79–1.13)

0.54

-

-

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SpO2 peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, SBP systolic blood pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
  2. aUsing multivariable logistic regression (N = 3661)
  3. bLowest SpO2, SBP, GCS, and platelets; highest creatinine and bilirubin values; and clinical management up to the time of study enrollment