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Table 3 Risk factors for metastatic infection of KPLA in diabetic patients

From: Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in diabetic patients: association of glycemic control with the clinical characteristics

Ā 

No metastatic infection (nā€‰=ā€‰90)

Metastatic infection (nā€‰=ā€‰12)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Factor

Ā Ā 

p value

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p value

Male

63 (70.0)

8 (66.7)

0.814

0.76 (0.16ā€“3.59)

0.733

Age in years

64.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.2

63.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.0

0.779

1.02 (0.97ā€“1.08)

0.430

Underlying diseases

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMalignancy

10 (11.8)

1 (8.3)

0.772

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒAlcoholism

4 (4.8)

1 (8.3)

0.564

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒChronic kidney disease

9 (10.6)

0 (0)

0.999

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒLiver cirrhosis

2 (2.2)

0 (0)

0.999

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒCongestive heart failure

2 (2.2)

0 (0)

0.999

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒChronic lung disease

1 (1.1)

0 (0)

1.000

ā€“

ā€“

Newly diagnosed diabetes

21 (23.3)

4 (33.3)

0.453

ā€“

ā€“

HbA1c

9.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.3

11.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.3

0.015

1.50 (1.01ā€“2.25)

0.047

Cryptogenic origin

80 (88.9)

12 (100)

0.999

ā€“

ā€“

Abscess locations in both lobes

18 (20.0)

5 (41.7)

0.102

1.48 (0.29ā€“7.60)

0.646

Abscess sizeā€‰<ā€‰5 cm

36 (40)

9 (75)

0.032

4.72 (1.09ā€“20.52)

0.038

Gas forming

11 (12.2)

1 (8.3)

0.693

ā€“

ā€“

Multiple abscesses

29 (32.2)

8 (66.7)

0.028

3.03 (0.62ā€“14.74)

0.170

Initial laboratory value

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒLeucocyte count, Ɨ 103/Ī¼L

13.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.5

13.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.8

0.653

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒPlatelet, Ɨ 103/Ī¼L

225ā€‰Ā±ā€‰117

209ā€‰Ā±ā€‰113

0.654

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒC-reactive protein, mg/dL

19.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.6

22.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.6

0.339

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒGlucose, mg/dL

284ā€‰Ā±ā€‰150

380ā€‰Ā±ā€‰229

0.071

1.00 (0.99ā€“1.00)

0.728

  1. Data are presented as meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD orf frequency with percentage (%).