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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of SIRS criteria

From: Leukocytes and systemic inflammatory response syndrome as prognostic factors in pulmonary embolism patients

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variable

OR (95% CI)

Pvalue

OR (95% CI)

Pvalue

Body temperature >38.5°C or <36.0°C

5.7 (1.8–17.4)

0.002

4.6 (1.4–14.8)

0.008

Heart rate > 90 beats/min

3.2 (1.8–5.5)

<0.001

2.0 (1.1–3.6)

0.019

Respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min

3.2 (1.8–5.6)

<0.001

2.5 (1.4–4.6)

0.022

WBC <4,000 or >12,000 mL

2.3 (1.3–4.0)

0.023

1.9 (1.1–3.5)

0.018

  1. SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; OR: odds ratio; bpm: beats per minute; WBC: white blood cell.