Table 4 Associations of baseline variables with hospital deaths in the groups with and without bacteraemia

Age (years)

 18–50

1

1

–

 51–65

1.70 (0.56 to 5.12)

0.77 (0.21 to 2.76)

0.36

 > 65

4.32 (1.47 to 12.7)

2.33 (0.70 to 7.77)

0.45

Male gender

1.70 (0.79 to 3.67)

1.84 (0.85 to 3.98)

0.89

McCabe score ≥ 2

1.23 (0.42 to 3.61)

4.03 (1.24 to 13.2)

0.14

SAPS II (per unit)

1.04 (1.01 to 1.07)

1.04 (1.02 to 1.07)

0.79

Platelets ≤ 100 × 10⁹/L

1.59 (0.62 to 4.10)

2.66 (1.02 to 6.92)

0.24

Lactates (mmol/L)

 < 2

1

1

–

 2–4

0.76 (0.28 to 2.04)

1.77 (0.65 to 4.84)

0.18

 > 4

1.50 (0.52 to 4.34)

4.29 (1.45 to 12.7)

0.46

Bilateral pulmonary infection

1.63 (0.77 to 3.43)

1.90 (0.93 to 3.88)

0.77

Shock

2.19 (0.86 to 5.59)

1.95 (0.86 to 4.40)

0.85

Invasive mechanical ventilation

1.11 (0.38 to 3.21)

3.06 (1.24 to 7.59)

0.15

Pre-hospital antibiotic therapy

1.20 (0.35 to 4.06)

1.09 (0.41 to 2.91)

0.91

Time to antibiotics (h)

 < 3

1

1

–

 3–6

0.56 (0.19 to 1.59)

0.73 (0.27 to 2.02)

0.71

 > 6

1.23 (0.50 to 3.02)

1.66 (0.71 to 3.90)

0.63