Table 5 Univariate binary logistic regression of the 2015 ESC Duke Criteria and potential new variables for the RIE and DIE groups.
From: Evaluating the Duke Criteria for infectious endocarditis in a single-center retrospective study
Variable | Odds ratio | 95%-CI odds ratio | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Duke-Criteria (clinical course) (n = 144) | |||
Cardiac Imaging | 10.41 | 3.13–34.65 | < 0.001 |
Major criterion: Positive Microbiology | 3.46 | 1.15–10.39 | 0.027 |
Fever > 38 °C | 1.34 | 0.46–3.92 | 0.595 |
Vascular phenomena | 7.25 | 1.57–33.41 | 0.011 |
Immunologic phenomena | 1.84 | 0.23–15.03 | 0.568 |
Pre-existing heart disease/Intravenous drug abuse | 1.34 | 0.46–3.92 | 0.595 |
Minor criterion: Positive Microbiology | – | – | 0.998 |
New potential parameter | |||
Leukocyturia (n = 96) | 6.500 | 0.78–54.23 | 0.084 |
Microhamaturia (n = 96) | 3.28 | 0.81–13.26 | 0.095 |
Rheumatologic disease (n = 144) | 0.13 | 0.03–0.55 | 0.005 |
