Prognostic associations were determined by multivariable analysis incorporating standard prognostic factors.
The multivariable analysis incorporating this and other possible confounding factors confirmed the highly significant relation of glucose levels with the administration of one or two dexamethasone doses.
In multivariable analysis incorporating peak left ventricular outflow gradient, peak HR, and gender, peak LVOT gradient (B 0.141 beats/min/mm Hg, CI 0.059 to 0.222, p = 0.001) remained an independent predictor of HR at 3 minutes.
Due to the limited number of studies providing information for all of these factors (n = 12) and evidence of non-independence within studies (all of the medium size outcome measures were from the same study), multivariable analysis incorporating all three categories was not possible.
In a binary, multivariable regression analysis incorporating patient factors that were significantly associated with sepsis for all orthopedic patients, orthopedic trauma was not found to be a significant predictor of the development of postoperative septic complications (p > 0.05).
For the analysis of the matched control groups, conditional logistic regression was used; all variables with a p value of <0.10 in univariate analysis were incorporated in multivariable analysis using backwards elimination.
The scores (SOFA, APACHE II, Child and MELD) were not incorporated into the multivariable analysis.
The scores (Child, MELD, SOFA, APACHE II) were not incorporated into the multivariable analysis.
These variables were then incorporated in the multivariable analysis which provided one model that best fulfilled the selection criteria.
To account for confounding factors that might have biased the comparison of these two regimens, we performed a multivariable analysis of DFS and OS incorporating common prognostic factors parameters (tumour size, nodal status, HER2 overexpression, histological grade, hormonal receptors, Table 3).
