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Table 3 Risk factors for 30-day mortality according to multivariate analysis, model 1

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

 

Complete case analysis (n = 635)

Variable

OR (95% CI)

Pvalue

Altered mental state †

4.0 (1.8–8.7)

< 0.001

Infection

1.5 (0.8–2.9)

0.15

Cancer

1.7 (0.7-5.1)

0.18

Shock

2.6 (1.0–7.1)

0.04

Renal dysfunction

1.8 (0.8–4.0)

0.09

RV/LV ratio

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

0.04

SIRS satisfying WBC criterion

2.8 (1.5–5.4)

0.001

  1. OR: odds ratio; RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; WBC: white blood cell.
  2. †Altered mental status was defined as disorientation, stupor, or coma.
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