Table 4.

Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality in Adolescents and Adults With Sepsis, Northern Tanzania, September 2019–April 2020

 Crude Risk Ratio95% CIAdjusted Risk Ratioa95% CI
Antimicrobials administered by h 61.310.67–2.551.220.69–2.17
Intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 61.260.61–2.591.100.59–2.07
 Crude Risk Ratio95% CIAdjusted Risk Ratioa95% CI
Antimicrobials administered by h 61.310.67–2.551.220.69–2.17
Intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 61.260.61–2.591.100.59–2.07

Antimicrobial administration by h 6 was adjusted for intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 6, and intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 6 was adjusted for antimicrobial administration by h 6. Interaction terms for sex and each independent variable of interest were also used in the analyses.

Abbreviation: UVA, Universal Vital Assessment.

aAdjusted for age (continuous), sex (binary), insurance status (binary), presence of ≥1 medical comorbidity (binary), and UVA score (ordinal) as a marker of acuity of illness (note, UVA includes HIV status).

Table 4.

Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality in Adolescents and Adults With Sepsis, Northern Tanzania, September 2019–April 2020

 Crude Risk Ratio95% CIAdjusted Risk Ratioa95% CI
Antimicrobials administered by h 61.310.67–2.551.220.69–2.17
Intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 61.260.61–2.591.100.59–2.07
 Crude Risk Ratio95% CIAdjusted Risk Ratioa95% CI
Antimicrobials administered by h 61.310.67–2.551.220.69–2.17
Intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 61.260.61–2.591.100.59–2.07

Antimicrobial administration by h 6 was adjusted for intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 6, and intravenous fluid volume >1L by h 6 was adjusted for antimicrobial administration by h 6. Interaction terms for sex and each independent variable of interest were also used in the analyses.

Abbreviation: UVA, Universal Vital Assessment.

aAdjusted for age (continuous), sex (binary), insurance status (binary), presence of ≥1 medical comorbidity (binary), and UVA score (ordinal) as a marker of acuity of illness (note, UVA includes HIV status).

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