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Table 3 Independent predictors for nosocomial infection

From: Influence of supplemental parenteral nutrition approach on nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care unit of Emergency Department: a retrospective study

Characteristics

 

Univariate

Binary logistic regression

 

Non-nosocomial infection (n = 158)

Nosocomial infection (n = 46)

Statistic value

P value

OR

95 % CI

P value

Nutrition route, n (%)

  

22.80a

<0.05

   

 EN only group

90 (57.0)

11 (23.9)

  

0.090

 SPN group:

Subgroup1

42 (26.5)

13 (28.3)

3.40

1.13 ~ 10.19

0.029

 

Subgroup2

26 (16.5)

22 (47.8)

1.87

0.56 ~ 6.22

0.281

Total caloric intake (%), median (IQR)

65.0 (48.6–84.0)

63.5 (50.9–82.8)

0.02*b

0.98

   

Caloric intake (kcal/day), median (IQR)

285.3 (170.5–400.6)

302.8 (222.2–509.3)

1.77*b

0.08

   

Gender, n (%)

  

1.78a

0.18

   

 Male

100 (63.3)

34 (73.9)

   

 Female

58 (36.7)

12 (26.1)

   

Age (month), median (IQR)

8.5 (3.0–30.0)

10.0 (4.0–54.0)

1.39*b

0.17

   

Age groups, n (%)

  

2.45d

0.48

   

 Infants

89 (56.30)

24 (52.20)

  

0.495

 Toddlers

35 (22.20)

9 (19.60)

0.87

0.27 ~ 2.76

0.809

 Preschoolers

14 (8.90)

3 (6.50)

0.61

0.09 ~ 4.19

0.602

 Childhood and young teens

20 (12.70)

10 (21.70)

2.33

0.64 ~ 8.47

0.198

Weight (kg), median (IQR)

8.0 (5.0–12.6)

9.0 (6.0–17.5)

1.61*b

0.11

   

Serum albumin at admission (g/L), median ± SD

38.19 ± 6.05

33.85 ± 6.16

4.26b

<0.001

0.91

0.84 ~ 0.97

0.008

Severity of disease, n (%)

  

27.27a

<0.05

3.79

1.03 ~ 13.99

0.045

 Class 1

82 (51.90)

4 (8.70)

 Class 2

76 (48.10)

42 (91.30)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

20 (12.70)

20 (43.50)

21.47a

<0.05

3.85

1.43 ~ 10.39

0.008

Invasive diagnosis operation, n (%)

30 (19.00)

23 (50.00)

17.82a

<0.05

1.49

0.55 ~ 4.07

0.436

PICU length of stay (day), median (IQR)

5.0 (3.0–8.0)

12.5 (8.0–15.3)

1172.5c

<0.001

1.23

1.11 ~ 1.35

<0.001

  1. Note: Variables with * were conducted for logarithmic transformation. Statistic values with a, b, c, d were Pearson’s chi-square value, Students’ t value and Mann–Whitney U value and Fisher exact test respectively. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval