Variable | Â | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age at admission—per year |  | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.29 |
Male gender |  | 1.33 (0.71–2.49) | 0.37 |
Admission source | Hospital wards and other hospitals | Reference | Â |
Emergency department | 1.89 (1.06–3.40) | 0.03 | |
Intensive care unit | 0.96 (0.25–3.65) | 0.95 | |
Body mass index—kg/m2 |  | 1.04 (0.98–1.09) | 0.19 |
Smoking | Never | Reference | Â |
Former | 0.77 (0.39–1.54) | 0.46 | |
Current | 0.18 (0.06–0.59) | 0.004 | |
Coexisting conditions | Congestive heart failure | 0.72 (0.26–1.88) | 0.50 |
COPD | 1.54 (0.46–5.21) | 0.49 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.69 (0.35–1.37) | 0.29 | |
Regular medication | Glucocorticoids | 0.48 (0.19–1.22) | 0.12 |
Statin | 0.36 (0.10–1.24) | 0.11 | |
Site of infection | Abdomen | Reference | Â |
Urinary tract | 0.71 (0.33–1.55) | 0.39 | |
Soft tissue | 2.37 (1.04–5.40) | 0.04 | |
Other than abdomen, urinary tract, or soft tissue | 1.57 (0.74–3.32) | 0.24 | |
Septic shock |  | 1.43 (0.74–2.78) | 0.29 |
APACHE II score—per point |  | 1.08 (1.05–1.12) | < 0.001 |