Presepsin as a predictor of septic shock in patients with urinary tract infection

BMC Urology

Table 2 Prediction of septic shock on the enrollment day by logistic regression analysis

Variable	Univariate analysis			Multivariable analysis
Variable	P value	HR	95% CI	P value	HR	95% CI
Sex (male vs female)	0.595
WBC (4000–12,000 vs other)	0.497
CRP (≥ 0.5 vs < 0.5)	0.360
CRP (≥ 10 vs < 10)	0.848
Presepsin (≥ 500 vs < 500)	0.007	20.000	2.305–173.553	0.029	12.157	1.298–113.892
PCT (≥ 0.05 vs < 0.05)	0.630
PCT (≥ 2 vs < 2)	0.025	5.075	1.223–21.065	0.673
AST (≥ 34 vs < 34)	0.006	8.000	1.829–34.996	0.375
ALT (≥ 28 vs < 28)	0.105
γGPT (≥ 47 vs < 47)	0.005	8.889	1.941–40.711	0.081
Cr (male; ≥ 1.07 vs < 1.07, female; ≥ 0.79 vs < 0.79)	0.095
placement of urinary catheter (Y vs N)	0.624
urological cancer (Y vs N)	0.118
urinary calculi (Y vs N)	0.284
DM (Y vs N)	0.371
internal use of steroid (Y vs N)	0.371

WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT Alanine transaminase, γGTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, Cr creatinine, DM diabetes mellitus, Y yes, N no

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