Table 6 Outcomes of critically ill patients with H1N1pdm09 using various adjustment methodologies
Analysis | Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) | p Value |
|---|---|---|
Crude unadjusted analysis | 1.82 (1.21–2.74) | 0.004 |
Multivariate logistic regression analysis | 1.85 (1.12–3.04) | 0.02 |
Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for propensity score to receive corticosteroids | 1.71 (1.05–2.78) | 0.03 |
Treatment groups matched on propensity to receive corticosteroids | 1.52 (0.90–2.58) | 0.12 |
Marginal structural model adjusting for baseline and time-dependent between-group differences over the first week of ICU admission until discharge or death | 0.96 (0.28–3.28) | 0.95 |