Sex differences in severity, outcomes, and healthcare utilization in alcohol-associated hepatitis

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of odds of encounter sepsis

Attribute	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value
Sex
Female	1.41	1.064-1.869	0.0168a
Age group (≤ 34 as referent)
35-44	0.593	0.383-0.917	0.0189a
45-54	0.603	0.394-0.921	0.0192a
55-64	0.577	0.357-0.93	0.0248a
≥ 65	0.263	0.106-0.652	0.0039b
CCI [Mild (≤ 2) as referent]
Moderate (3-4)	2.003	1.054-3.809	0.0340a
Severe (≥ 5)	3.6	1.886-6.874	0.0001b
Discriminant function score (< 32 as referent)
≥ 32	1.669	1.130-2.467	0.0101a
MELD-Na score (≤ 15 as referent)
16-20	0.675	0.266-1.717	0.4097
21-22	0.929	0.342-2.525	0.8854
23-26	1.323	0.539-3.249	0.5409
27-31	2.07	0.846-5.065	0.1111
≥ 32	3.12	1.272-7.653	0.0129a

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

Stepwise logistic regression considering the following variables: Sex, age class, body mass index class, Charlson Comorbidity Index, discriminant function class, model for end-stage liver disease class. CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index. MELD-Na: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease with serum sodium concentration.