Predictors of intra-hospital mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Nigeria: data from the MEDFUN study

Table 5 Multivariate predictors of mortality

Variable		B	P value	OR	95% C. I for OR
Variable		B	P value	OR	Lower	Upper
	Age ≥ 45	1.018	0.145	2.768	0.703	10.903
	Ulcer > 1 month duration	0.555	0.168	1.742	0.791	3.835
	Peripheral artery disease	0.315	0.383	1.370	0.675	2.778
	Positive blood culture	1.620	< 0.001	5.053	2.572	9.928
	Anaemia	0.020	0.954	1.020	0.513	2.031
	Cardiac failure	0.771	0.202	2.161	0.661	7.067
	Renal impairment	1.043	0.006	2.838	1.349	5.971

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