Skip to main content

Table 4 Uni- and multi-variate logistic regression analyses of risk factors for mortality

From: Initially elevated arterial lactate as an independent predictor of poor outcomes in severe acute pancreatitis

Variables

Univariate analysis Hazard ratio (95%CI)

P-value

Multivariate analysis Hazard ratio (95%CI)

P-value

Procalcitonin ≥3.8 ng/ml

13.1 (3.9–44.6)

< 0.01

5.6 (1.5–21.2)

0.01

APACHEIIscore≥15

6.4 (2.9–14.3)

< 0.01

3.5 (1.3–9.5)

0.02

Arterial lactate≥4 mmol//L

14.2 (5.9–34.5)

< 0.01

10 (3.7–27)

< 0.01

Hematocrit ≥44

1.2 (0.4–1.8)

0.66

0.4 (0.2–1.3)

0.89

Serum creatinine ≥1.9 mg/dl

5.6 (2.5–12.4)

< 0.01

1.5 (0.6–4.)

0.28

  1. Abbreviations; APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation