Table 8: Association of scores to clinical outcomes.

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Mortality

 

 

 

CRB-65 score

3.9223

2.35 to 6.53

< 0.001

0 to 1

(reference)

-

-

2 or more

15.9865

5.22 to 48.99

< 0.001

MEWS score

1.6210

1.34 to 1.95

< 0.001

0 to 4

(reference)

-

-

5 or more

6.2529

2.98 to 13.12

< 0.001

qSOFA score

3.1147

1.94 to 4.99

< 0.001

0 to 2

(reference)

-

-

3 to 4

7.8827

3.54 to 17.53

< 0.001

Need for mechanical ventilation

CRB-65 score

1.6183

1.08 to 2.43

0.021

0 to 1

(reference)

-

-

2 or more

2.3810

1.03 to 5.53

0.043

MEWS score

1.2819

1.08 to 1.52

0.004

0 to 4

(reference)

-

-

5 or more

3.5526

1.67 to 7.53

0.001

qSOFA score

1.4546

0.95 to 2.21

0.080

0 to 2

(reference)

-

-

3 to 4

2.6154

1.22 to 5.61

0.014

Prolonged hospital stay

 

 

 

CRB-65 score

0.5168

0.25 to 1.07

0.074

0 to 1

(reference)

-

-

2 or more

0.5000

0.11 to 2.30

0.374

MEWS score

0.9743

0.77 to 1.23

0.826

0 to 4

(reference)

-

-

5 or more

0.6032

0.19 to 1.94

0.396

qSOFA score

1.3186

0.75 to 2.31

0.333

0 to 2

(reference)

-

-

3 to 4

1.8384

0.66 to 5.10

0.242