Table 5 Factors associated with infectious origin in febrile illness in OMHs
Univariate analysis | p | Multivariate analysis | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.) | |||
Age > 65 | 2.250 (1.544–3.277) | < 0.001 | 1.666 (1.082–2.564) | 0.020 |
Hypertension | 1.878 (1.287–2.741) | 0.001 | ||
Cerebrovascular accident | 2.168 (1.490–3.156) | < 0.001 | ||
Urinary catheter | 1.765 (1.091–2.855) | 0.021 | ||
Previous antibiotic | 2.368 (1.475–3.798) | < 0.001 | 3.166 (1.852–5.413) | < 0.001 |
WBC > 10,000 | 3.730 (2.415–5.760) | < 0.001 | 2.223 (1.486–3.324) | < 0.001 |
Solid cancer | 0.330 (0.232–0.468) | < 0.001 | 0.263 (0.116–0.594) | 0.001 |
Metastatic cancer | 0.347 (0.243–0.495) | < 0.001 | ||
Recipient of anticancer chemotherapy | 0.294 (0.191–0.452) | < 0.001 | 0.507 (0.289–0.0887) | 0.017 |