Volume 9, Number 12—December 2003
Research
Intensity of Rainfall and Severity of Melioidosis, Australia
Bart J. Currie*
and Susan P. Jacups*
and Susan P. Jacups*
Table 3
Multivariate analysis of predictors of clinical signs, symptoms, and outcome
| Clinical parameter | Independent predictors | Odds ratio (95% CI)a | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia |
Smoking |
2.51 (1.51 to 4.18) |
<0.0001 |
| Prior 14-d rainfall ≥125 mm |
1.58 (0.96 to 2.59) |
0.069 |
|
| Kava use |
0.28 (0.09 to 0.82) |
0.020 |
|
| Absence of risk factors |
0.29 (0.13 to 0.66) |
0.003 |
|
| Bacteremic pneumonia |
Aboriginal ethnicity |
2.28 (1.33 to 3.90) |
0.003 |
| Prior 14-d rainfall ≥12 5mm |
1.81 (1.06 to 3.10) |
0.031 |
|
| Absence of risk factors |
0.06 (0.01 to 0.48) |
0.007 |
|
| Septic shock |
Prior 14-d rainfall ≥125 mm |
1.71 (0.99 to 2.97) |
0.057 |
| Absence of risk factors |
0.07 (0.01 to 0.55) |
0.011 |
|
| Death |
Prior 14-d rainfall ≥125 mm |
2.48 (1.32 to 4.66) |
0.005 |
| Smoking |
1.93 (1.00 to 3.72) |
0.050 |
|
| Absence of risk factors | No deaths in this group | <0.0001 |
aCI, confidence interval.
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