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Table 3 Variables associated with in-hospital mortality. Logistic regression findings of variables associated with in-hospital mortality for all individuals

From: In-hospital trends of non-communicable disease mortality during the pandemic for patients without COVID-19 at a regional referral hospital in southwestern Uganda

Variable

In-hospital mortality % (n/N)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Demographics

 Age, years (per year)

  

1.01 (1.00, 1.02)

< 0.001

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

0.381

 Sex

Female

7.0 (130/1859)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Male

8.0 (153/1915)

1.16 (0.91, 1.48)

0.227

1.14 (0.84, 1.55)

0.388

 History of alcohol use

No

7.1 (157/2202)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

8.3 (118/1426)

1.18 (0.92, 1.51)

0.204

1.22 (0.86, 1.71)

0.260

 History of cigarette use

No

7.5 (214/2845)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

7.6 (59/774)

1.01 (0.75, 1.37)

0.925

0.83 (0.56, 1.22)

0.332

 Distance from hospital (km)

<= 20

6.1 (80/1310)

Ref

 

Ref

 

> 20

8.3 (204/2467)

1.39 (1.06, 1.81)

< 0.001

1.27 (0.92, 1.76)

0.142

 HIV status

Negative

7.6 (250/3294)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Positive

7.0 (34/483)

0.92 (0.64, 1.34)

0.669

1.06 (0.66, 1.68)

0.818

Clinical Factors

 Length of stay (days)

<= 7

8.4 (211/2527)

Ref

 

Ref

 

> 7

5.2 (63/1207)

0.60 (0.45, 0.81)

0.003

0.56 (0.40, 0.79)

0.001

 SOFA (per unit of score)

  

1.51 (1.42, 1.60)

< 0.001

1.41 (1.30, 1.52)

< 0.001

 CCI (per unit of score)

  

1.23 (1.15, 1.30)

< 0.001

1.12 (0.97, 1.29)

0.122

 Hypotension (SBP < 90 mmHg) on admission

No

6.6 (228/3483)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

19.1 (56/294)

3.36 (2.44, 4.62)

< 0.001

2.13 (1.40, 3.24)

< 0.001

 Hypertensive urgency (SBP > 180 mmHg)

No

7.2 (243/3389)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

10.6 (41/388)

1.53 (1.08, 2.17)

0.017

1.45 (0.93, 2.25)

0.100

 Labs drawn during admission

No

4.9 (124/2512)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

13.0 (160/1235)

2.87 (2.24, 3.66)

< 0.001

1.80 (1.30, 2.50)

< 0.001

 ICU transfer

No

7.5 (277/3717)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

14.3 (5/35)

2.07 (0.80, 5.38)

0.135

1.32 (0.39, 4.51)

0.657

 Period of admission

Pre pandemic

2.9 (48/1655)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Early pandemic

15.4 (219/1423)

6.09 (4.42, 8.40)

< 0.001

5.59 (3.90, 8.02)

< 0.001

Late pandemic

2.4 (17/699)

0.83 (0.48, 1.46)

0.527

0.96 (0.52, 1.75)

0.890

Admission diagnosis

 Heart failure

No

7.5 (242/3245)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

7.9 (42/532)

1.06 (0.76, 1.50)

0.723

1.29 (0.77, 2.15)

0.336

 Malignancy

No

7.3 (252/3468)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

10.4 (32/309)

1.47 (1.00, 2.17)

0.050

1.79 (1.06, 3.01)

0.028

 Stroke

No

6.9 (238/3431)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

13.3 (46/346)

2.06 (1.47, 2.88)

< 0.001

1.75 (1.06, 2.88)

0.028

 GI bleed

No

7.8 (276/3548)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

3.5 (8/229)

0.43 (0.21, 0.88)

< 0.001

0.67 (0.27, 1.65)

0.385

 CKD

No

7.4 (262/3550)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

9.7 (22/227)

1.35 (0.85, 2.13)

< 0.001

1.03 (0.56, 1.88)

0.925

 Diabetes

No

7.5 (268/3573)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

7.8 (16/204)

1.05 (0.62, 1.77)

0.857

1.31 (0.64, 2.66)

0.461

 Cirrhosis

No

7.2 (258/3581)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

13.3 (26/196)

1.97 (1.28, 3.03)

0.002

1.66 (0.84, 3.31)

0.147

 Alcohol-related admission

No

7.6 (277/3625)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

4.6 (7/152)

0.58 (0.27, 1.26)

0.169

0.77 (0.32, 1.82)

0.547

 Poisoning

No

7.7 (276/3598)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

4.5 (8/179)

0.56 (0.27, 1.15)

0.118

0.77 (0.31, 1.90)

0.565

 Hypertension

No

7.5 (275/3667)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

8.2 (9/110)

1.10 (0.55, 2.20)

0.789

1.68 (0.69, 4.13)

0.254

 COPD

No

7.6 (281/3667)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

2.7 (3/110)

0.34 (0.11, 1.07)

0.065

0.71 (0.21, 2.44)

0.585

Past medical history

 Hypertension

No

7.1 (207/2916)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

8.9 (77/861)

1.29 (0.98, 1.69)

0.072

1.02 (0.70, 1.47)

0.912

 Diabetes

No

7.4 (244/3312)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

8.6 (40/465)

1.18 (0.83, 1.68)

0.345

1.00 (0.62, 1.61)

0.990

 Heart failure

No

7.4 (262/3529)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

8.9 (22/248)

1.21 (0.77, 1.91)

0.404

1.45 (0.80, 2.62)

0.222

  1. Significant values (p < 0.05 for multivariable) are indicated in bold
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref Reference, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, ICU intensive care unit, GI gastrointestinal, CKD chronic kidney disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SBP systolic blood pressure