Table 1 Factors associated with death in hospitalized severe influenza patients.

From: Behavior of hospitalized severe influenza cases according to the outcome variable in Catalonia, Spain, during the 2017–2018 season

 

Death

(N = 175)

No death (N = 1131)

Crude OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

 < 15 years

0 (0%)

55 (4.9%)

 

 

15–49 years

6 (3.4%)

131 (11.6%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

50–64 years

22 (12.6%)

240 (21.2%)

2.03 (0.80–5.20)

0.14

2.06 (0.78–5.45)

0.15

65–74 years

27 (15.4%)

240 (21.2%)

2.70 (1.08–6.71)

0.03

3.19 (1.19–8.50)

0.02

 ≥ 75 years

120 (68.6%)

465 (41.1%)

6.64 (2.85–1.55)

 < 0.01

6.95 (2.76–1.80)

 < 0.01

Sex

Female

64 (36.6%)

499 (44.1%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Male

111 (63.4%)

632 (55.9%)

1.39 (0.99–1.93)

0.05

1.38 (0.97–1.96)

0.07

Size of municipality

 ≤ 10.000 inhabitants

32 (18.3%)

135 (11.9%)

1.54 (0.97–2.42)

0.07

1.13 (0.70–1.84)

0.61

 > 10.000 inhabitants

143 (81.7%)

996 (88.1%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Comorbidities

1

55 (31.4%)

354 (31.3%)

3.60 (1.88–8.86)

 < 0.01

1.66 (0.90–3.07)

0.10

 ≥ 2

108 (61.7%)

515 (45.5%)

4.82 (2.60–8.93)

 < 0.01

1.99 (1.12–3.52)

0.02

No

12 (6.9%)

262 (23.2%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

COPD

Yes

53 (30.3%)

287 (25.4%)

1.32 (0.93–1.89)

0.12

0.92 (0.62–1.36)

0.67

No

122 (69.7%)

844 (74.6%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Morbid obesity

Yes

11 (6.3%)

81 (7.2%)

0.86 (0.44–1.67)

0.66

0.90 (0.46–1.76)

0.76

No

164 (93.7%)

1050 (92.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Diabetes

Yes

48 (27.4%)

280 (24.8%)

1.15 (0.80–1.65)

0.46

0.90 (0.61–1.33)

0.61

No

127 (72.6%)

851 (75.2%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Chronic renal disease

Yes

49 (28.0%)

173 (15.3%)

2.15 (1.48–3.12)

 < 0.01

1.34 (0.89–2.03)

0.16

No

126 (72.0%)

958 (84.7%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Immune deficiency

Yes

36 (20.6%)

172 (15.2%)

1.38 (0.92–2.07)

0.12

1.40 (0.92–2.12)

0.12

No

139 (79.4%)

959 (84.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Chronic cardiovascular disease

Yes

98 (56.0%)

397 (35.1%)

2.43 (1.75–3.37)

 < 0.01

1.40 (0.97–2.03)

0.07

No

77 (44.0%)

734 (64.9%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Chronic liver disease

Yes

19 (10.9%)

57 (5.0%)

2.16 (1.24–3.77)

 < 0.01

1.97 (1.09–3.57)

0.02

No

156 (89.1%)

1074 (95.0%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Other comorbiditiesa

Yes

35 (20.0%)

138 (12.2%)

1.62 (1.07–2.47)

0.02

1.40 (0.90–2.18)

0.13

No

140 (80.0%)

993 (87.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Pregnancy

Yes

0 (0%)

7 (0.6%)

No

175 (100%)

1124 (99.4%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Length of stay

0–6 days

79 (45.1%)

428 (37.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 ≥ 7 days

96 (54.9%)

703 (62.2%)

0.70 (0.50–0.97)

0.03

0.51 (0.35–0.74)

 < 0.01

Type of virus

A

53 (30.3%)

465 (41.1%)

0.63 (0.45–0.89)

0.01

0.82 (0.57–1.18)

0.28

B

122 (69.7%)

666 (58.9%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Seasonal vaccine

Yes

71 (41.5%)

374 (33.2%)

1.58 (1.13–2.22)

 < 0.01

1.02 (0.71–1.47)

0.90

No

100 (58.5%)

754 (66.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

NAI treatment

Yes

141 (80.6%)

1052 (93.0%)

0.34 (0.22–0.53)

 < 0.01

0.23 (0.14–0.38)

 < 0.01

No

34 (19.4%)

79 (7.0%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

NAI treatment

 ≤ 48 h symptom onset

62 (36.3%)

413 (37.4%)

0.40 (0.24–0.65)

 < 0.01

0.27 (0.16–0.47)

 < 0.01

 > 48 h symptom onset

75 (43.9%)

611 (55.4%)

0.30 (0.19–0.49)

 < 0.01

0.22 (0.13–0.37)

 < 0.01

No

34 (19.9%)

79 (7.2%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Pneumonia

Yes

105 (60.7%)

726 (64.2%)

0.61 (0.42–0.89)

0.01

0.64 (0.43–0.94)

0.02

No

68 (39.3%)

404 (35.8%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Nosocomial infection

Yes

31 (17.8%)

111 (9.8%)

2.25 (1.40–3.63)

 < 0.01

1.91 (1.16–3.17)

0.01

No

143 (82.2%)

1020 (90.2%)

Ref

 

Ref

 
  1. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NAI: neuraminidase inhibitors.
  2. aHemoglobinopathy, severe neuromuscular disease or cognitive dysfunction.