Table 4

Cox proportional hazard model with time to death, right censored at 30 days, as dependent factor


All patients (n = 3,147)
Propensity matched patients (n = 678)


Relative hazard (95% CI)
p value
Relative hazard (95% CI)
p value

SAPS II scorea
1.04 (1.04–1.05)
<0.001
1.02 (1.01–1.03)
<0.003
SOFA scoreb
1.06 (1.03–1.08)
<0.001
1.05 (1.01–1.10)
0.032
Medical admission
1.78 (1.25–2.21)
<0.001
2.33 (1.63–3.31)
<0.001
Age
1.01 (1.01–1.02)
<0.001
1.02 (1.01–1.03)
0.003
Cirrhosis
2.23 (1.68–2.95)
<0.001
1.91 (1.23–2.98)
0.004
Mean fluid balance
1.30 (1.24–1.37)
0.001
1.30 (1.19–1.42)
<0.001
Hemofiltration
1.25 (1.04–1.50)
0.019
-
-
Albumin administrationb
1.57 (1.11–2.22)
0.012
1.57 (1.19–2.07)
0.001
Propensity score
1.23 (1.12–1.67)
0.003
1.01 (1.01–1.02)
0.020

aOn admission. bOn the day of onset of albumin administration in the albumin group and on the day of admission for other patients. CI, confidence interval; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.

Vincent et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R745   doi:10.1186/cc3895