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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the identification of factors predictive of anuria within 72 h after intensive care unit admission

From: Association between serum levels of interleukin-6 on ICU admission and subsequent outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Age

1.00

0.98–1.01

0.76

A. Analysis adjusted with APACHE II score

 Male sex

0.93

0.59–1.48

0.77

 Interleukin-6 level (per tertile)

1.58

1.17–2.13

0.0027

 Chronic kidney disease

2.19

1.30–3.68

0.0033

 APACHE II score

1.11

1.09–1.14

< 0.0001

 Etiology

   

  Cardiovascular disease

reference

  Sepsis

1.57

0.84–2.94

0.16

  All other etiologies

2.06

1.08–3.91

0.028

B. Analysis adjusted without APACHE II score

 Age

1.00

0.99–1.02

0.68

 Male sex

0.99

0.64–1.51

0.95

 Interleukin-6 level (per tertile)

1.97

1.49–2.62

< 0.0001

 Chronic kidney disease

2.31

1.43–3.74

0.0006

 Etiology

   

  Cardiovascular disease

reference

  Sepsis

0.92

0.52–1.64

0.78

  All other etiologies

1.16

0.64–2.10

0.62

  1. APACHE Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation. Odds ratio associated with a one-unit change in age, interleukin-6 level (per tertile), and APACHE II score, and positive findings for other variables. Data were analyzed in 571 patients with complete 72-h urine output data