Table 3: Factors associated with all-cause mortality
VariableAdjusted HR* (95% CI)p value
Age, yr
< 601.00 (ref)
61–701.54 (0.98–2.41)0.06
71–803.07 (2.04–4.62)< 0.0001
> 805.18 (3.54–7.57)< 0.0001
Sepsis
No1.00 (ref)
Yes1.49 (1.08–2.06) 0.02
Admission to the intensive care unit
No1.00 (ref)
Yes3.78 (2.85–5.02) < 0.0001
Hepatic failure
No1.00 (ref)
Yes 3.36 (1.91–5.90)< 0.0001
Operative intervention
No1.00 (ref)
Yes0.67 (0.49–0.92) 0.01
Metastatic cancer
No1.00 (ref)
Yes2.58 (1.77–3.75) < 0.0001

Note: CI = confidence interval, HR = hazard ratio. 
*Adjusted for variables listed in the table.