Table 3 Factors associated with Mortality of 351 patients admitted to 12 ICUS in Uganda from January 2018 to April 2018 at bivariate and multivariate analysis.

From: Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care units in Uganda: a descriptive nationwide multicentre prospective study

Characteristic

Unadjusted HR, 95% CI

p valve

Adjusted HR, 95% CI

p* value

Age ≥ 45 years

2.04 (0.73–5.68)

0.172

10.31 (1.1–99.7)

0.044

HIV positive

2.24 (1.18–4.23)

0.013

2.28 (1.14–4.56)

0.034

Mechanical ventilation

3.18 (1.88–5.36)

 < 0.001

11.09 (2.53–48.59)

0.001

Inotropes/vasopressors

2.58 (1.69–3.93)

 < 0.001

1.89 (1.12–5.29)

 < 0.001

Admission diagnosis

 Respiratory disease**

1.61 (1.03–2.52)

0.036

0.09 (0.02–0.49)

0.005

Hospital funding type***

 PNFP

2.04 (1.07–3.91)

0.031

2.35 (0.69–7.90)

0.167

 Private

1.61 (0.85–3.05)

0.144

1.33 (0.24–7.44)

0.739

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, RPT renal replacement therapy, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, PNFP private-not-for-profit.
  2. p* used cox regression analysis. **Non-respiratory disease at admission was the reference point. ***Public Hospital ICU was the reference point.
  3. Significant values are in bold.
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