Table 2 Unadjusted association between baseline variables and hospital mortality.

From: A U shaped association between the HCT-ALB and hospital mortality in patients with sepsis

Exposure

Statistics

Hospital mortality

P value

HR (95% CI)

Age (year)

65.933 ± 15.540

1.020 (1.016, 1.023)

< 0.00001

Sex

 Male

3964 (52.538%)

Reference

 

 Female

3581 (47.462%)

1.035 (0.939, 1.139)

0.49048

BMI (kg/m2)

27.38 (23.08–33.27)

1.000 (1.000, 1.000)

0.14564

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

5819 (77.607%)

Reference

 

 African American

703 (9.376%)

0.820 (0.692, 0.971)

0.02135

 Hispanic

342 (4.561%)

0.850 (0.668, 1.081)

0.18409

 Asian

120 (1.600%)

1.096 (0.763, 1.574)

0.62081

 Native American

112 (1.494%)

1.117 (0.752, 1.659)

0.58532

 Other/unknown

402 (5.361%)

0.818 (0.652, 1.027)

0.08306

Temperature (°C)

36.473 ± 1.307

0.857 (0.835, 0.881)

< 0.00001

Heart rate (/min)

112.549 ± 30.034

1.004 (1.003, 1.006)

< 0.00001

Mean BP (mmHg)

54.00(45.00-98.75)

0.999 (0.997, 1.000)

0.00911

WBC (109/L)

14.10(8.10–21.20)

1.009 (1.006, 1.013)

< 0.00001

HCT-ALB

6.316 ± 7.534

1.025 (1.019, 1.032)

< 0.00001

HCT-ALB tertile

 Tertile 1

2483 (32.905%)

Reference

 

 Tertile 2

2542 (33.687%)

0.966 (0.851, 1.096)

0.59098

 Tertile 3

2521 (33.408%)

1.405 (1.251, 1.577)

< 0.00001

Site of infection

 Pulmonary

2598 (34.429%)

Reference

 

 Renal/UTI

1694 (22.449%)

0.727 (0.629, 0.840)

0.00001

 GI

1223 (16.207%)

0.979 (0.853, 1.122)

0.75775

 Unknown

957 (12.682%)

1.124 (0.970, 1.303)

0.12102

 Cutaneous/soft tissue

561 (7.434%)

0.580 (0.465, 0.723)

< 0.00001

 Other

513 (6.798%)

0.823 (0.677, 1.000)

0.05028

AIDS

 No

7521 (99.669%)

Reference

 

 Yes

25 (0.331%)

1.052 (0.472, 2.346)

0.9006

Metastatic cancer

 No

7261 (96.223%)

Reference

 

 Yes

285 (3.777%)

2.038 (1.674, 2.482)

< 0.00001

Diabetes

 No

5553 (73.589%)

Reference

 

 Yes

1993 (26.411%)

0.840 (0.750, 0.941)

0.00268

CHF

 No

6940 (91.969%)

Reference

 

 Yes

606 (8.031%)

1.148 (0.974, 1.354)

0.09938

AMI

 No

7293 (96.647%)

Reference

 

 Yes

253 (3.353%)

0.954 (0.729, 1.248)

0.72997

Pneumonia

 No

5326 (70.580%)

Reference

 

 Yes

2220 (29.420%)

1.020 (0.919, 1.132)

0.70784

Arrhythmia

 No

6261 (82.971%)

Reference

 

 Yes

1285 (17.029%)

1.115 (0.991, 1.255)

0.07008

Vasopressor use

 No

7402 (98.092%)

Reference

 

 Yes

144 (1.908%)

1.826 (1.396, 2.389)

0.00001

Ventilation

 No

5239 (69.428%)

Reference

 

 Yes

2307 (30.572%)

1.713 (1.555, 1.888)

< 0.00001

Dialysis

 No

6935 (91.903%)

Reference

 

 Yes

611 (8.097%)

0.866 (0.724, 1.034)

0.11232

SOFA score

4.956 ± 2.392

1.141 (1.121, 1.160)

< 0.00001

Acute physiology score III

68.137 ± 25.449

1.023 (1.021, 1.024)

< 0.00001

Apache IV score

82.194 ± 26.513

1.024 (1.022, 1.026)

< 0.00001

GCS score

12.179 ± 3.660

0.925 (0.914, 0.935)

< 0.00001

  1. The unadjusted association between baseline variables and Hospital Mortality (n = 7546). Data are expressed as the mean ± SD, or percentage. BP blood pressure, GCS Glasgow coma scale, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, UTI urinary tract infection.