Table 2

Association with in‐hospital mortality (regression models with competing risks)

VariableMultivariable
HR (95% CI)P value
Age, years1.046 (1.04 to 1.051)<0.001
Male sex, yes/no1.352 (1.187 to 1.54)<0.001
Body mass index, kg/m21.022 (1.012 to 1.032)<0.001
Temperature, °C1.129 (1.063 to 1.200)<0.001
SBP, mm Hg0.994 (0.991 to 0.997)<0.001
DBP, mm Hg0.996 (0.991 to 1.001)0.14
HR, beats per minute1.003 (0.999 to 1.006)0.11
Oxygen saturation, %0.967 (0.961 to 0.972)<0.001
Respiratory rate, breaths per minute1.027 (1.019 to 1.035)<0.001
White cell count, ×109/L1.008 (1.001 to 1.016)0.02
Glucose, mg/dL1.001 (1 to 1.001)0.001
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L1 (1 to 1.001)0.21
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L1 (0.999 to 1)0.25
Lactic acid, mmol/L1.071 (1.036 to 1.107)<0.001
Platelet count, k/µL0.999 (0.998 to 0.999)<0.001
Potassium, mEq/L1.096 (1.028 to 1.168)0.0052
Bicarbonates, mEq/L0.957 (0.944 to 0.971)<0.001
Creatinine, mg/dL1.023 (0.998 to 1.049)0.069
HTN, yes/no1.008 (0.851 to 1.194)0.93
HLD, yes/no1.196 (1.02 to 1.401)0.027
CKD, yes/no1.263 (1.09 to 1.462)0.002
HF, yes/no1.33 (1.146 to 1.543)<0.001
COPD/asthma, yes/no0.948 (0.827 to 1.088)0.45
DM, yes/no0.946 (0.819 to 1.093)0.45
CAD, yes/no1.101 (0.955 to 1.271)0.19
Statin use, %0.577 (0.501 to 0.664)<0.001
Bed occupancy, %1.007 (1.001 to 1.013)0.004
  • CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; HF, heart failure; HLD, hyperlipidaemia; HR, heart rate; HTN, hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure.