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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard regression of patient and treatment variables for all patients

From: Treatment variables associated with outcome in emergency department patients with suspected sepsis

Treatment variable

All n = 2066 median (IQR)

Survivors n = 1794 median (IQR)

Non-survivors n = 272 median (IQR)

Univariate analysis

OR (95% CI) on MVLR

Significance of OR on MVLR

Cox proportional hazard ratio (95%CI)

Significance of Cox proportional hazard ratio

Time to antibiotics (mins)

48 (30–82)

49 (31–83)

44 (25–77.5)

p = 0.011a

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

p = 0.89

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

p = 0.97

Volume of IVF (ml)

1000 (1000–2000)

1000 (1000–2000)

1000 (1000–2000)

p = 0.1

0.99 (0.99–0.99)

p = 0.0001a

0.99 (0.99–0.99)

p = 0.0006a

Final MAP (mmHg)

83 (74–93)

84 (75–93)

81 (69–91)

p < 0.0001

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

p = 0.55

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

p = 0.62

Urea (mmol/l)

6.7 (4.6–10.8)

6.3 (4.4–9.5)

12.1 (6.9–19.9)

p < 0.0001a

1.07 (1.05–1.09)

p < 0.0001a

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

p < 0.0001a

Creatinine (micromol/l)

89 (67–125)

86 (67–117)

117 (76–192)

p < 0.0001a

0.99(0.99–1.00)

p = 0.06

0.99(0.99–1.00)

p = 0.51

REDS score

3 (2–4)

2 (2–3)

4 (3–6)

p < 0.0001a

1.67 (1.55–1.80)

p < 0.0001a

1.35 (1.27–1.43)

p  < 0.0001a

  1. Hosmer–Lemeshow test for multivariate logistic regression p = 0.28
  2. IVF intravenous fluid, CI confidence interval, MAP mean arterial pressure, REDS score Risk-stratification of Emergency Department suspected Sepsis score, IQR interquartile range, OR Odds Ratio, MVLR multivariate logistic regression
  3. aStatistical significance reached