Table 6

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with increased hospital mortality

Coefficient

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

APACHE II score (points)

0.313

1.37 (1.12–1.66)

0.002

Ln MCP-1

0.341

1.41 (1.02–1.93)

0.036

Constant

-8.335

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CI, confidence interval; Ln, log transformed; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein.

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