Prognostic significance of APACHE II score and plasma suPAR in Chinese patients with sepsis: a prospective observational study

Table 3 Predictors of unfavorable outcome by univariate Cox regression analysis

Variables	Standard β	Hazard ratio	95 % CI	P value
Age Gender Lactic acid BUN Scr	0.0683 0.0815 0.0368 0.0240 0.0217	1.07 1.34 1.02 1.01 1.00	0.84–1.50 0.91–1.83 0.82–1.15 0.57–1.12 0.53–1.04	0.634 0.759 0.332 0.458 0.465
APACHE II score SOFA score	0.2457 0.1243	3.01 1.68	2.26–4.69 1.14–2.39	<0.001 <0.001
SuPAR PCT	0.1482 0.0891	2.18 1.67	1.77–2.95 1.42–2.08	<0.001** 0.024*

Abbreviations: BUN blood urea nitrogen, Scr serum creatinine, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, suPAR soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, PCT procalcitonin, CI confidence interval
The hazard ratio indicates the risk of obtaining unfavorable outcome
Significant differences are marked by *(P < 0.05) or **(P < 0.01)

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