Table 5 Stratified association between HCT-ALB and hospital mortality by age, sex, BMI, ventilation, diabetes, CHF, pneumonia and arrhythmia.

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

Subgroup

N

Unadjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

P for interaction

Age (year)

     

0.0059

 < 65

3274

1.000 (0.990, 1.010)

0.9968

1.006 (0.995, 1.017)

0.2676

 

 ≥ 65

4272

1.025 (1.017, 1.033)

< 0.0001

1.022 (1.014, 1.031)

< 0.0001

 

Sex

     

0.8171

 Male

3964

1.012 (1.003, 1.021)

0.008

1.014 (1.004, 1.023)

0.0037

 

 Female

3581

1.019 (1.009, 1.028)

0.0001

1.017 (1.007, 1.028)

0.0009

 

BMI (kg/m2)

     

0.2963

 Underweight

382

1.041 (1.013, 1.070)

0.004

1.037 (1.006, 1.070)

0.0196

 

 Normalweight

2264

1.013 (1.002, 1.025)

0.0255

1.014 (1.001, 1.026)

0.0305

 

 Overweight

1972

1.017 (1.004, 1.030)

0.0082

1.023 (1.009, 1.036)

0.0008

 

 Obese

2701

1.009 (0.998, 1.020)

0.1066

1.011 (0.999, 1.023)

0.0668

 

Ventilation

     

0.4417

 No

5239

1.020 (1.011, 1.029)

< 0.0001

1.016 (1.006, 1.025)

0.0014

 

 Yes

2307

1.006 (0.997, 1.015)

0.2258

1.011 (1.001, 1.021)

0.0289

 

Diabetes

     

0.6736

 No

5553

1.015 (1.007, 1.022)

< 0.0001

1.016 (1.008, 1.024)

< 0.0001

 

 Yes

1993

1.012 (0.999, 1.025)

0.0782

1.020 (1.005, 1.034)

0.0076

 

CHF

     

0.2703

 No

6940

1.013 (1.006, 1.020)

0.0002

1.013 (1.006, 1.021)

0.0002

 

 Yes

606

1.030 (1.010, 1.051)

0.0036

1.038 (1.013, 1.063)

0.0025

 

Pneumonia

     

0.312

 No

5326

1.017 (1.009, 1.025)

< 0.0001

1.015 (1.007, 1.024)

0.0004

 

 Yes

2220

1.013 (1.002, 1.025)

0.0211

1.019 (1.007, 1.031)

0.0026

 

Arrhythmia

     

0.1468

 No

6261

1.015 (1.008, 1.023)

< 0.0001

1.016 (1.009, 1.024)

< 0.0001

 

 Yes

1285

1.011 (0.998, 1.025)

0.1029

1.019 (1.004, 1.034)

0.0152

 
  1. Adjusted for Age; sex, BMI; SOFA Score; Ventilation; Dialysis; Site of Infection; Temperature; Heart Rate; Mean BP; WBC; Vasopressor Use; AIDS; Metastatic Cancer; Diabetes; CHF; AMI; Pneumonia; Arrhythmia.