03 April 2023>: Clinical Research
Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020
Shun Yamashita 1ABCDEF* , Masaki Tago 1ACDEF , Yoshinori Tokushima 1BCDF , Yukinori Harada 2ABD , Yudai Suzuki 2ABCD , Yuki Aizawa 2ABCD , Taiju Miyagami 3ABCD , Fumiaki Sano 3ABCD , Yosuke Sasaki 4ABCD , Fumiya Komatsu 4ABCD , Taro Shimizu 2BCD , Toshio Naito 3BCD , Yoshihisa Urita 4BCD , Shu-ichi Yamashita 1BCDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939640
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939640
Table 3 External validation of the prediction model by multivariate logistic regression.
Predictor | OR | 95% CI | p value |
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Transfer by ambulance | 1.81 | 0.91–3.55 | 0.089 |
Cardiac murmur* | 13.13 | 6.69–27.36 | |
Pleural fluid | 2.34 | 0.62–2.42 | 0.565 |
Neutrophil count (%) | 1.09 | 1.06–1.14 | |
Platelet count (×10/μL) | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 | 0.003 |
* On admission. OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval. |